Quantum

De studie van materie en energie op de kleinste schalen, inclusief ultrakoude atomen en quasideeltjes.

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March 14: Einstein Is Born

March 14: Einstein Is Born
On March 14, 1879 Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany — a date now marked in history for one of the 20th century's most transformative physicists. This piece traces the day, …
Physics
Is Reality an Illusion?

Is Reality an Illusion?
A new peer‑reviewed proposal from a Uppsala University physicist argues consciousness comes first and space, time and matter emerge — sparking debate over whether reality itself i…
Physics
Nuclear 'magic numbers' mystery solved

Nuclear 'magic numbers' mystery solved
A new mathematical technique explains why certain proton and neutron counts make atomic nuclei unusually stable, resolving a decades‑long puzzle in nuclear physics and reshaping m…
Physics
Quantum Rules Hold for Metal Clusters

Quantum Rules Hold for Metal Clusters
A Vienna experiment shows nanoscale metal clusters made of thousands of atoms produce clear quantum interference, tightening limits on models that would force larger objects to be…
Physics
How Feynman Rewrote Motion

How Feynman Rewrote Motion
Richard Feynman's path-integral idea shows that classical motion is an emergent pattern of quantum possibilities; a 2023 experiment made that emergence visible by measuring single…
Physics
Does Physics Disprove Free Will?

Does Physics Disprove Free Will?
Physicists, philosophers and neuroscientists disagree: determinism, quantum uncertainty, chaos and emergence each change the free-will question. This article explains how modern p…
Physics
Pi in Nature: Ramanujan's Surprise

Pi in Nature: Ramanujan's Surprise
A team at the Indian Institute of Science reports in Physical Review Letters (22 December 2025) that formulas Srinivasa Ramanujan discovered more than a century ago reappear insid…