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For the first time, a mathematical framework proves that Einstein’s theory of general relativity, which explains the ...

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According to scientific legend, quantum mechanics was born on the island of Helgoland in 1925. A hundred years later, ...

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Max Planck is widely considered the father of quantum physics because he introduced the groundbreaking idea that energy comes ...

The Schrödinger equation, which governs the behavior of quantum particles, is in some ways analogous to the equations governing fluid flow. In quantum physics, wave functions describe how ...

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