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What is the primary focus of quantum physics?
What is the primary focus of quantum physics?
Who proposed the concept that energy is quantized in discrete packets or 'quanta'?
Who proposed the concept that energy is quantized in discrete packets or 'quanta'?
Which physicist introduced the concept of photons, quantized packets of light energy?
Which physicist introduced the concept of photons, quantized packets of light energy?
In what century did quantum physics emerge as a response to the limitations of classical physics?
In what century did quantum physics emerge as a response to the limitations of classical physics?
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What was the first breakthrough in quantum physics' historical development?
What was the first breakthrough in quantum physics' historical development?
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What did quantum physics aim to explain, which classical physics failed to address?
What did quantum physics aim to explain, which classical physics failed to address?
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Who developed a quantum model of the hydrogen atom, successfully explaining the spectral lines of hydrogen?
Who developed a quantum model of the hydrogen atom, successfully explaining the spectral lines of hydrogen?
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Which physicist proposed the idea of wave-particle duality, suggesting that particles like electrons exhibit both particle and wave-like behavior?
Which physicist proposed the idea of wave-particle duality, suggesting that particles like electrons exhibit both particle and wave-like behavior?
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Who formulated a wave equation that describes the probability distribution of particles, giving rise to quantum mechanics as we know it today?
Who formulated a wave equation that describes the probability distribution of particles, giving rise to quantum mechanics as we know it today?
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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?
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What is the central equation in quantum mechanics that describes the time evolution of a quantum system?
What is the central equation in quantum mechanics that describes the time evolution of a quantum system?
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Which practical application of quantum physics leverages quantum bits (qubits) to perform certain computations exponentially faster than classical computers?
Which practical application of quantum physics leverages quantum bits (qubits) to perform certain computations exponentially faster than classical computers?
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What does quantum key distribution offer based on the principles of quantum entanglement?
What does quantum key distribution offer based on the principles of quantum entanglement?
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What type of measurements can quantum sensors achieve unprecedented precision in?
What type of measurements can quantum sensors achieve unprecedented precision in?
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What phenomenon refers to 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), even when separated by vast distances?
What phenomenon refers to 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), even when separated by vast distances?
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What does the square of the wave function, $|ar{ ext{Ψ}}|^2$, give in quantum mechanics?
What does the square of the wave function, $|ar{ ext{Ψ}}|^2$, give in quantum mechanics?
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What has research in quantum materials led to the development of?
What has research in quantum materials led to the development of?
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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?
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