In order to demonstrate
the quantum mechanical nature of a massive object it has to be delocalized first.
The great potential of quantum computers lies in their theoretical ability to perform lots of calculations at once, which stems from
the quantum mechanical nature of the atoms to exist in an infinite number of spin states at the same time.
Not exact matches
«The reason is because these interactions are
quantum mechanical in
nature.
By altering the
quantum -
mechanical wave
nature or wave functions of the reactants, we are now able to control, to an extent far greater than was previously possible, the final product.
Why isn't the dual wave / particle
nature of the
quantum mechanical world present in the macroscopic world (say, for a basketball)?
«If you want to make a simulation of
nature, you'd better make it
quantum mechanical,» Feynman said in 1981 at a conference on the physics of computing.
Importantly, the discovery of quantized quantities has often been associated with a revolution in our understanding and appreciation of
Nature's law, a striking example being the quantization of light in terms of photons, which led to our contemporary (
quantum -
mechanical) description of the microscopic world.
It can only be understood if we take the particles»
quantum mechanical wave
nature into account.
Of particular interest are those biological processes that trigger energy conversion into forms that are usable for chemical transformations and are
quantum mechanical in
nature.