HyperDic: quantum_mechanics

English > 1 sense of the expression quantum mechanics:
NOUNcognitionquantum mechanicsthe branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic level
English > quantum mechanics: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningThe branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic level; an extension of statistical mechanics based on quantum theory (especially the Pauli exclusion principle).
Narrowerwave mechanicsThe modern form of quantum theory
Broaderquantum physicsThe branch of physics based on quantum theory
Spanishmecánica cuántica
Catalanmecànica quàntica

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