quantum mechanics
31
5.6
- noun
- /ˈkwɒntəm mɪˈkænɪks/
- Specialized
:
mecánica cuántica
- What do you know about quantum mechanics?
- quantum mechanics and relativity
- physics and quantum mechanics
- quantum mechanics theory
And that's the quantum mechanics of the simple system.
- And that's the quantum mechanics of the simple system.
- Let's start with a quick reminder of how quantum mechanics normally works.
- So one thing that's really weird about quantum mechanics is a property called entanglement.
- Because maybe Einstein was right after all, and quantum mechanics isn't the last word.
- It is to ethics what Schrodinger's Cat is to quantum mechanics.
- And basically your listener needs to know a little bit of quantum mechanics.
- Well, there are many ways to interpret the wave function in quantum mechanics.
- So these communication systems are taking advantage of this aspect of quantum mechanics that most people can't wrap their heads around.
- So I'd recommend you don't trust ChatGPT on quantum mechanics until it speaks fluent latte.
- I think it's most likely that quantum mechanics is very important in the brain.
- But then came quantum mechanics and quantum mechanics didn't predict entanglement.
Examples
-
I would suggest that it may be even more helpful for understanding quantum mechanics.
Academic text (2012) -
The study of quantum mechanics has revolutionized our understanding of atomic interactions.
-
I think it's most likely that quantum mechanics is very important in the brain.
-
Can you explain quantum mechanics to me?
-
You see, in quantum mechanics you describe any physical object.
-
So what we're going to discuss in this course is quantum mechanics as applied to bonding, OK?
-
The experiment has become a textbook example of quantum mechanics.
Academic text (2012) -
A central feature of quantum mechanics is that all physical quantities are subject to unpredictable fluctuations.
Academic text (1992) -
For many years, physicists believed that, to the degree allowed by quantum mechanics, our Universe is deterministic.
Academic text (2000) -
The word vacuum innocently implies "empty," but nothing in quantum mechanics is ever so straightforward.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
19
5.5
The study of how matter and energy behave inside atoms and very small particles
1
8.8
A part of physics that explains atoms and very small particles as waves
How Accurate
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun-noun compound is compositionally transparent: 'quantum' specifies the scale (smallest discrete units) and 'mechanics' denotes the study of motion/forces, so together they straightforwardly mean the study of mechanics at the quantum scale. This follows normal English compounding and has direct equivalents in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Quantum mechanics comes from the idea that energy and matter are made of very small 'packets' called quantum, like steps instead of a smooth ramp, and mechanics means the study of how things move and act. So quantum mechanics is the study of how atoms and even smaller parts behave when their energy comes in these tiny packets.