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What is quantum physics also known as?
What is quantum physics also known as?
- Relativistic physics
- Macroscopic physics
- Classical mechanics
- Quantum mechanics (correct)
In which century did quantum physics emerge?
In which century did quantum physics emerge?
- 21st century
- 19th century
- 18th century
- 20th century (correct)
Who proposed the idea that energy is quantized in discrete packets or 'quanta'?
Who proposed the idea that energy is quantized in discrete packets or 'quanta'?
- Albert Einstein
- Niels Bohr
- Isaac Newton
- Max Planck (correct)
What did Max Planck's proposal of 'quanta' mark the birth of?
What did Max Planck's proposal of 'quanta' mark the birth of?
Who extended Planck's ideas by explaining the photoelectric effect and introducing the concept of photons?
Who extended Planck's ideas by explaining the photoelectric effect and introducing the concept of photons?
Which branch of physics deals with the behavior of matter and energy at the smallest scales of the universe?
Which branch of physics deals with the behavior of matter and energy at the smallest scales of the universe?
What did quantum physics revolutionize?
What did quantum physics revolutionize?
What did classical physics fail to explain according to the text?
What did classical physics fail to explain according to the text?
What are photons according to the essay?
What are photons according to the essay?
What is the mathematical formalism included in the essay about quantum physics?
What is the mathematical formalism included in the essay about quantum physics?
Which physicist made key developments in quantum physics related to blackbody radiation?
Which physicist made key developments in quantum physics related to blackbody radiation?
Who proposed the quantum model of the hydrogen atom, explaining the spectral lines of hydrogen?
Who proposed the quantum model of the hydrogen atom, explaining the spectral lines of hydrogen?
Which physicist proposed that particles like electrons exhibit both particle and wave-like behavior?
Which physicist proposed that particles like electrons exhibit both particle and wave-like behavior?
Who formulated a wave equation that describes the probability distribution of particles, giving rise to quantum mechanics?
Who formulated a wave equation that describes the probability distribution of particles, giving rise to quantum mechanics?
Which principle states that it's impossible to simultaneously know with absolute precision both the position and momentum of a particle?
Which principle states that it's impossible to simultaneously know with absolute precision both the position and momentum of a particle?
What concept states that quantum systems can exist in multiple states simultaneously?
What concept states that quantum systems can exist in multiple states simultaneously?
When two or more particles become correlated in such a way that the properties of one are instantaneously related to the properties of the other(s), it is called __________.
When two or more particles become correlated in such a way that the properties of one are instantaneously related to the properties of the other(s), it is called __________.
What is the central equation in quantum mechanics?
What is the central equation in quantum mechanics?
Which of the following is an application of quantum physics that offers unbreakable encryption methods based on the principles of quantum entanglement?
Which of the following is an application of quantum physics that offers unbreakable encryption methods based on the principles of quantum entanglement?
What do quantum computers leverage to perform certain computations exponentially faster than classical computers?
What do quantum computers leverage to perform certain computations exponentially faster than classical computers?
What do quantum sensors achieve in measurements, such as atomic clocks and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)?
What do quantum sensors achieve in measurements, such as atomic clocks and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)?
What has research in quantum materials led to?
What has research in quantum materials led to?
Which physicist proposed that particles like electrons exhibit both particle and wave-like behavior?
Which physicist proposed that particles like electrons exhibit both particle and wave-like behavior?
