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Name one aspect of nature that classical physics can describe at an ordinary scale but is not sufficient for describing at small scales.
Name one aspect of nature that classical physics can describe at an ordinary scale but is not sufficient for describing at small scales.
behavior of atoms and subatomic particles
What are the foundations of quantum physics?
What are the foundations of quantum physics?
quantum mechanics
What is the term used to describe the restriction of energy, momentum, and angular momentum to discrete values in a bound system?
What is the term used to describe the restriction of energy, momentum, and angular momentum to discrete values in a bound system?
quantization
What is the term used to describe the characteristics of both particles and waves exhibited by objects in quantum mechanics?
What is the term used to describe the characteristics of both particles and waves exhibited by objects in quantum mechanics?
What are the limits to how accurately the value of a physical quantity can be measured in quantum mechanics called?
What are the limits to how accurately the value of a physical quantity can be measured in quantum mechanics called?
What are the basic laws that classical mechanics is based on?
What are the basic laws that classical mechanics is based on?
What is the Lorentz force equation?
What is the Lorentz force equation?
What concept in classical mechanics fails to explain the motion of particles at atomic dimensions?
What concept in classical mechanics fails to explain the motion of particles at atomic dimensions?
Who proposed the quantum theory of the origin of black body radiation?
Who proposed the quantum theory of the origin of black body radiation?
What is the inadequacy of classical mechanics called?
What is the inadequacy of classical mechanics called?
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