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-Saw ''[[Lust, Caution]]'' with Lai and Stef.+'''Quantum mechanics''' ('''QM'''; also known as '''quantum physics''' or '''quantum theory'''), including [[quantum field theory]], is a fundamental branch of [[physics]] concerned with processes involving, for example, [[atom]]s and [[photons]]. Systems such as these which obey quantum mechanics can be in a [[quantum superposition]] of different states, unlike in [[classical physics]].
-The night before, ''[[The Third Wheel]]''. Memorable scenes include "Who's on the bus" routine by [[Jay Lacopo]], an actor who I hadn't seen before. Very nice. I only saw the last 20 minutes, but this film is a [[sleeper]].+Quantum mechanics [[History of quantum mechanics|gradually arose]] from [[Max Planck]]'s solution in 1900 to the [[black-body radiation]] problem (reported 1859) and [[Albert Einstein]]'s 1905 paper which offered a quantum-based theory to explain the [[photoelectric effect]] (reported 1887). [[old quantum theory|Early quantum theory]] was profoundly reconceived in the mid-1920s.
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-I started watching Winterbottom's latest, ''[[A Cock and Bull Story]]''<hr>+
-:"It is probably true quite generally that in the history of human thinking the most fruitful developments frequently take place at those points where two different lines of thought meet. These lines may have their roots in quite different parts of human nature, in different times or different cultural environments or different religious traditions: hence if they actually meet, that is, if they are at least so much related to each other that a real interaction can take place, then one may hope that new and interesting developments may follow." - [[Werner Heisenberg]], founder of [[quantum mechanics]]+
 +==See also==
 +*[[Schrödinger's cat]]
 +*[[Uncertainty principle]]
 +* [[Totalitarian principle]]
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Quantum mechanics (QM; also known as quantum physics or quantum theory), including quantum field theory, is a fundamental branch of physics concerned with processes involving, for example, atoms and photons. Systems such as these which obey quantum mechanics can be in a quantum superposition of different states, unlike in classical physics.

Quantum mechanics gradually arose from Max Planck's solution in 1900 to the black-body radiation problem (reported 1859) and Albert Einstein's 1905 paper which offered a quantum-based theory to explain the photoelectric effect (reported 1887). Early quantum theory was profoundly reconceived in the mid-1920s.

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