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How can we prove the world is really quantum mechanical?

How can we prove the world is really quantum mechanical?

26 April 2023

A 2021 paper has got physicists discussing whether our inability to use classical physics to describe reality on a quantum scale is a human failing - and what proof is necessary to show that the world really is quantum mechanical, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
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Why uncertainty is part of science - especially quantum mechanics

1 March 2023

Quantum mechanics had a disordered beginning in the 1920s, and is still developing today. Science is rarely a done deal, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
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Why the most important topic in physics could be statistical mechanics

1 February 2023

Statistical mechanics helps relate the quantum world to objects that seem solid and not governed by the whims of observation, but there are still questions to be answered, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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