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Quiz 9 solution
- Quantum mechanics is required to deal with small particles.
Classical mechanics can only deal with objects of everyday
sizes.
- Wave-particle duality
- Uncertainty principle: Position and momentum can't be
simultaneously measured to arbitrary accuracy.
- Discrete energy levels
- Quantization of angular momentum
- Zero-point energy
- Probabilistic description
- Tunneling
Marc Roussel
Thu Nov 26 11:24:54 MST 1998