quantum physicsis the study of matter and energy at its most fundamental level
quantum mechanics deals with the mathematical description of the motion and interaction of subatomic particles, incorporating the concepts of quantization of energy, wave-particle duality, the uncertainty principle, and the correspondence principle
Subtopics
Heisenberg Uncertainty - the fact that it’s impossible to simultaneously know pairs of physical properties (like position and momentum, energy and time, or angular momentum in two perpendicular directions) beyond a limited mutual precision
Superposition - Wave-Particle Duality - the property of particles behaving as waves and the property of waves behaving as particles as well as waves
Superposition - Schrödinger’s Cat - how quantum systems can exist in a combination of multiple possible outcomes simultaneously, only to reduce to one specific outcome when we make a critical, decisive measurement
Pauli Exclusion Principle - states that no two identical fermions can occupy the same exact quantum state in the same system
Entanglement - pairs or groups of particles are generated, interact, or share spatial proximity in ways such that the quantum state of each particle cannot be described independently of the state of the others, even when the particles are separated by a large distance
Quantum Computing - use of quantum mechanics such as superposition and entanglement to perform computation