Quantum Mechanics
Quantum mechanics is the study of atomic and subatomic particles. Quantum mechanics, sometimes called quantum theory uses mathematical formulas to explain and predict the behavior of the particles. Because the way particles behave at the subatomic level is so different from what we can observe, the theories of quantum mechanics are necessary to … Keep Reading → explain the behavior. One of the core principles of quantum mechanics is known as Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle; this principle states that because particles may, at times, act like waves (and vice-versa) momentum and position cannot be precisely measured at the same time. Quantum mechanics attempts to create theories to predict this behavior that cannot be observed. Albert Einstein was not a fan of quantum theory and one of the challenges of modern physicists is reconciling quantum theory with Einstein’s theory of relativity.
