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    commutes with the Hamiltonian, the quantum number is said to be "good", and acts as a constant of motion in the quantum dynamics. To fully specify the state...
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    In quantum mechanics, the azimuthal quantum number ℓ is a quantum number for an atomic orbital that determines its orbital angular momentum and describes...
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  • In physics and chemistry, the spin quantum number is a quantum number (designated s) that describes the intrinsic angular momentum (or spin angular momentum...
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  • In quantum mechanics, the principal quantum number (symbolized n) is one of four quantum numbers assigned to each electron in an atom to describe that...
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  • In atomic physics, a magnetic quantum number is a quantum number used to distinguish quantum states of an electron or other particle according to its angular...
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  • In quantum mechanics, the total angular momentum quantum number parametrises the total angular momentum of a given particle, by combining its orbital angular...
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  • Charm (symbol C) is a flavour quantum number representing the difference between the number of charm quarks ( c ) and charm antiquarks ( c ) that are...
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  • In quantum mechanics, the eigenvalue q {\displaystyle q} of an observable O {\displaystyle O} is said to be a good quantum number if the observable O {\displaystyle...
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  • In quantum field theory, multiplicative quantum numbers are conserved quantum numbers of a special kind. A given quantum number q is said to be additive...
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  • In physics, a topological quantum number (also called topological charge) is any quantity, in a physical theory, that takes on only one of a discrete set...
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  • Due to their quantum description, flavour states may also undergo quantum superposition. In atomic physics the principal quantum number of an electron...
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  • In quantum physics, a quantum state is a mathematical entity that embodies the knowledge of a quantum system. Quantum mechanics specifies the construction...
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  • of quantum mechanics is a fundamental part of the history of modern physics. The major chapters of this history begin with the emergence of quantum ideas...
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  • interpretation of quantum mechanics is an attempt to explain how the mathematical theory of quantum mechanics might correspond to experienced reality. Quantum mechanics...
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    four of their quantum numbers, which are: n, the principal quantum number; ℓ, the azimuthal quantum number; mℓ, the magnetic quantum number; and ms, the...
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  • Quantum superposition is a fundamental principle of quantum mechanics that states that linear combinations of solutions to the Schrödinger equation are...
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    Quantum entanglement is the phenomenon of a group of particles being generated, interacting, or sharing spatial proximity in such a way that the quantum...
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  • The old quantum theory is a collection of results from the years 1900–1925 which predate modern quantum mechanics. The theory was never complete or self-consistent...
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  • Quantum information science is a field that combines the principles of quantum mechanics with information theory to study the processing, analysis, and...
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    In theoretical physics, quantum chromodynamics (QCD) is the study of the strong interaction between quarks mediated by gluons. Quarks are fundamental...
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    Quantum decoherence is the loss of quantum coherence. Quantum decoherence has been studied to understand how quantum systems convert to systems which can...
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    Quantum machine learning is the integration of quantum algorithms within machine learning programs. The most common use of the term refers to machine learning...
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    chip-to-chip variability. Quantum random number generation technology is well established with 8 commercial quantum random number generator (QRNG) products...
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  • Quantum mechanics is the study of matter and its interactions with energy on the scale of atomic and subatomic particles. By contrast, classical physics...
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    A quantum computer is a computer that exploits quantum mechanical phenomena. On small scales, physical matter exhibits properties of both particles and...
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  • quantum number that can take values of 0, 1, 2 ... In molecular spectroscopy where several types of molecular energy are studied and several quantum numbers...
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  • a spin quantum number.: 183–184  The SI units of spin are the same as classical angular momentum (i.e., N·m·s, J·s, or kg·m2·s−1). In quantum mechanics...
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    of all quantum physics, which includes quantum chemistry, quantum field theory, quantum technology, and quantum information science. Quantum mechanics...
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    The quantum harmonic oscillator is the quantum-mechanical analog of the classical harmonic oscillator. Because an arbitrary smooth potential can usually...
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