Quantum (Uncyclopedia.org wiki)
Quantum “One is the loneliest number of Quanta” ~ Oscar Wilde on Teh Quantum Anything that begins with a "q" can be considered quantum. Notable exceptions to this rule are quiff , quill and rhinocerous . Quantum was originally invented in 1989 by Robert ... something to do with atoms and physics. Quantum can usually be bought for as ...
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Quantum entanglement
Quantum entanglement Quantum entanglement is a quantum mechanical phenomenon in which the quantum states of two or more objects have ...
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Quantum mechanics
Quantum mechanics A simple introduction to this subject is provided in Basics of quantum mechanics. Fig. 1: The wavefunctions of an ... the case for resonant frequencies in acoustics). Quantum mechanics is a fundamental branch of theoretical ... physics and chemistry, including condensed matter physics, quantum chemistry, and particle physics. Along with general ... pillars of modern physics. Introduction The term quantum (Latin, "how much") refers to the ...
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Quantum state
Quantum state A quantum state is any possible state in which a quantum mechanical system can be. A fully specified quantum state can be described by a state ... a wavefunction, or a complete set of quantum numbers for a specific system. A ...
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Quantum computer
Quantum computer Molecule of alanine used in NMR ... error correction. Qubits are implemented by spin states of carbon atoms. A quantum computer is any device for computation that makes direct use of distinctively quantum mechanical phenomena, such as superposition and entanglement ... data is measured by bits; in a quantum computer, it is measured by qubits. ...
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Quantum darwinism
Quantum darwinism Wojciech Hubert Zurek Quantum darwinism is a theory explaining the emergence of the classical world from the quantum world as due to a process of ... course of twenty five years including: pointer states, einselection and decoherence. Implications Along with Zurek’s related theory of envariance, Quantum darwinism explains how the classical world ...
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Quantum mechanics   (translated from German)
Quantum mechanics Those Quantum mechanics is one physical Theory, into that ... and subatomic particles. Further important contributions to quantum mechanics became among other things of Wolfgang ... John von Neumann carried out. The terms Quantum physics, Quantum theory and Quantum mechanics are occasionally ...
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Quantum state   (translated from French)
Quantum state A fundamental difference between traditional mechanics and mecanic quantum is due to the way in which ... There is habit to say that one quantum system can be in several states at the same time. Synopsis Concept of ... The dimension of the space of the states is infinie . Concept of state in ...
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Quantum cryptography
Quantum cryptography Quantum cryptography is an approach to securing communications based on certain phenomena of quantum physics. Unlike traditional cryptography, which employs various ... from learning the contents of encrypted messages, quantum cryptography is focused on the physics of ... exclusively on the laws of physics. Using quantum phenomena such as quantum superpositions or ...
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Quantum operation
Quantum operation In quantum mechanics, a quantum operation is a mathematical formalism used to ... a broad class of transformations that a quantum mechanical system can undergo. This formalism describes ... of the density operator description of a quantum mechanical system. Background The Schrödinger picture ...
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