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Quantum Knowledge

In physics, a quantum (plural: quanta) is an indivisible entity of a quantity that has the same units as the Planck constant and is related to both energy and momentum of elementary particles of matter (called fermions) and of photons and other bosons. The word comes from the Latin "quantus," for "how much." Behind this, one finds the fundamenta...

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1 comment:

Alan The Pirate said...

Not a very accurate description of quantum mechanics, but then, what should one expect from a D.J.?