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  2. Born rule - Wikipedia

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    The Born rule is a postulate of quantum mechanics that gives the probability that a measurement of a quantum system will yield a given result. In one commonly used application, it states that the probability density for finding a particle at a given position is proportional to the square of the amplitude of the system's wavefunction at that position.

  3. Quantum mechanics - Wikipedia

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    Quantum mechanics is a fundamental theory that describes the behavior of nature at and below the scale of atoms. [2]: 1.1 It is the foundation of all quantum physics, which includes quantum chemistry, quantum field theory, quantum technology, and quantum information science. Quantum mechanics can describe many systems that classical physics cannot.

  4. Bohr–Sommerfeld model - Wikipedia

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    This was a significant step in the development of quantum mechanics. It also described the possibility of atomic energy levels being split by a magnetic field (called the Zeeman effect). Walther Kossel worked with Bohr and Sommerfeld on the Bohr–Sommerfeld model of the atom introducing two electrons in the first shell and eight in the second.

  5. Wave function collapse - Wikipedia

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    To predict measurement outcomes from quantum solutions, the orthodox interpretation of quantum theory postulates wave function collapse and uses the Born rule to compute the probable outcomes. [9] Despite the widespread quantitative success of these postulates scientists remain dissatisfied and have sought more detailed physical models.

  6. Glossary of elementary quantum mechanics - Wikipedia

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    The solutions are energy eigenstates of the system ... Born's rule The probability of ... Quantum Mechanics. Wiley-Interscience.

  7. Cauchy–Born rule - Wikipedia

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    The Cauchy–Born rule or Cauchy–Born approximation is a basic hypothesis used in the mathematical formulation of solid mechanics which relates the movement of atoms in a crystal to the overall deformation of the bulk solid.

  8. List of quantum-mechanical systems with analytical solutions

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    The quantum harmonic oscillator; The quantum harmonic oscillator with an applied uniform field [1] The Inverse square root potential [2] The periodic potential The particle in a lattice; The particle in a lattice of finite length [3] The Pöschl–Teller potential; The quantum pendulum; The three-dimensional potentials The rotating system The ...

  9. Copenhagen interpretation - Wikipedia

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    Quantum mechanics is intrinsically indeterministic. The correspondence principle: in the appropriate limit, quantum theory comes to resemble classical physics and reproduces the classical predictions. The Born rule: the wave function of a system yields probabilities for the outcomes of measurements upon that system.