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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Quantum''' β The minimum amount of any physical entity involved in an interaction; energy is not continuous but comes in discrete packets. * '''Wave function (Ο)''' β A mathematical description of the quantum state of a system; its square modulus represents probability density. * '''Superposition''' β The principle that a quantum system can exist in multiple states simultaneously until measured. * '''Entanglement''' β A phenomenon where particles become correlated such that the state of one cannot be described independently of the others, even at a distance. * '''Uncertainty Principle''' β Heisenberg's principle stating that certain pairs of physical properties (like position and momentum) cannot be known simultaneously with arbitrary precision. * '''Photon''' β A quantum of light or other electromagnetic radiation. * '''Electron''' β A subatomic particle with a negative elementary electric charge; exhibits wave-particle duality. * '''Spin''' β An intrinsic form of angular momentum carried by elementary particles. * '''SchrΓΆdinger Equation''' β The fundamental equation of motion in non-relativistic quantum mechanics; HΟ = EΟ. * '''Observation/Measurement''' β The process that "collapses" a wave function from a superposition of states into a single definite state. * '''Planck's Constant (h)''' β A physical constant that is the quantum of electromagnetic action; relates photon energy to frequency (E = hf). * '''Wave-Particle Duality''' β The concept that every quantum entity may be described as either a particle or a wave. * '''Quantum Tunneling''' β A phenomenon where a particle passes through a potential energy barrier that it classically could not surmount. * '''Pauli Exclusion Principle''' β No two fermions (like electrons) can occupy the same quantum state simultaneously. </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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