Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
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Verified for the 2026 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Definition
Quantum mechanics is a branch of physics that describes how particles behave at the atomic and subatomic level. It deals with concepts such as wave-particle duality, superposition, and entanglement.
Related terms
量子纠缠 (liàngzǐ jiūěn): Quantum entanglement refers to the phenomenon where two or more particles become connected in such a way that their states are dependent on each other, regardless of the distance between them.
波粒二象性 (bōlì èr xiàngxìng): Wave-particle duality is the concept that particles can exhibit characteristics of both waves and particles depending on how they are observed or measured.
薛定谔方程 (xuēdìngshé fāngchéng): Schrödinger's equation is a fundamental equation in quantum mechanics that describes how the wave function of a system evolves over time.