quantum
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1. quantum - Noun
2. quantum - Adjective
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Quantity; amount.
A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary.
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"Acceptable theories" and the experiment According to the present view of the situation, quantum mechanics flatly contradicts Einstein's philosophical postulate that any acceptable physical theory must fulfill "local realism".
According to classical general relativity, no matter or information can flow from the interior of a black hole to an outside observer, although quantum effects may allow deviations from this strict rule.
According to Professor Gilles Brassard, an expert in quantum computing: "The time needed to factor an RSA integer is the same order as the time needed to use that same integer as modulus for a single RSA encryption.
According to our present understanding, the electromagnetic field itself is produced by photons, which in turn result from a local gauge symmetry and the laws of quantum field theory (see the Second quantization and Gauge boson sections below).
According to Asher Peres citation and David Kaiser, citation the publication of the no-cloning theorem was prompted by a proposal of Nick Herbert citation for a superluminal communication device using quantum entanglement.
According to quantum theory, the particles do not possess definite positions during the periods between measurements.