the branch of mechanics, based on the quantum theory used for interpreting the behaviour of elementary particles and atoms, which do not obey Newtonian mechanics
quantum mechanics in American English
[with sing. v.]
a physical theory that describes the motion of objects by the principles of quantum theory
Examples of 'quantum mechanics' in a sentence
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For example, the holists have canonized the infamous bell theorem of ancient quantum mechanics.
Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD (2002)
And brain chemistry is reducible to simple chemistry, which in turn, ultimately, can be reduced to pure quantum mechanics.
Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD (2002)
Since my mental arithmetic is on a par with my quantum mechanics, I decided I'd got it wrong and scribbled the sums out in my notebook.