classical physics
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classical physics (uncountable)
(physics) all aspects of physics developed before the rise of quantum mechanics
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Certainly we do not need quantum mechanics for macroscopic objects, which are well described by classical physics – this is the reason why quantum mechanics seems so foreign to our everyday existence.
According to theories of classical physics, energy is solely.
In 1910, Einstein pointed out the anomalous behavior of specific heat at low temperatures as another example of a phenomenon which defies explanation by classical physics.
Bohr's correspondence principle demands that classical physics and quantum physics give the same answer when the systems become large.
Despite the name, particles do not literally spin around an axis, and quantum mechanical spin has no correspondence in classical physics.
For example, the de Broglie wavelength of a tennis ball is insignificantly small, so classical physics is a good approximation to use in this case.