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quantum mechanics

Branch of physics dealing with the interaction of matter and radiation, the structure of the atom, the motion of atomic particles, and with related phenomena (see quantum theory).



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Although extremely rudimentary today, such devices may eventually outdo conventional computers by exploiting the quantum-mechanical nature of matter.
00 Paperback QC446 Gerry (physics, City University of New York) and Knight (physics, Imperial College, UK) provide an elementary introduction to quantum optics, the study of the quantum-mechanical nature of light and its interaction with matter.
 
 
 
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