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quantum mechanics
Study of physics at atomic scale.
quantum theory
Study of particles at atomic levels.
quantum number
Describes electron's properties in atoms.
quantum mechanical
Study of particles at atomic scale.
quantum numbers
Describes electrons' properties in atoms.
quantum physics
Study of very small particles.
Quantum efficiency
The term quantum efficiency may apply to incident photon to converted electron ratio of a photosensitive device, or it may refer to the TMR effect of a magnetic tunnel junction.
Quantum yield
Efficiency of photon-induced process.
quantum well
(quantum mechanics) a potential well that confines particles in one dimension, forcing them to occupy a planar region
quantum field
(quantum mechanics) A quantum operator-valued function of (any point in) space.
quantum dots
Nanocrystals with quantized electronic properties.
quantum leap
Sudden, significant change at atomic level.
quantum state
Mathematical description of a particle.
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