quantum theory

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quantum theory The foundation of 20th-century physics, together with the theory of relativity. It concerns itself with the relationship between matter and energy at the elementary or subatomic level, and with the behaviour of elementary particles. The theory is the basis of quantum mechanics. See also quantum numbers

Quantum Theory

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Quantum Theory

See Physics, Quantum

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