quantum mechanics

Also known as quantum theory, wave mechanical model, matrix mechanics, QM

fundamental theory in physics describing the properties of nature on an atomic scale

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Quantum mechanics is the branch of physics that explains how matter and energy behave at the atomic and subatomic level, where the usual rules of everyday physics don't apply. It matters because understanding these tiny-scale behaviors is essential for developing modern technologies like computers, lasers, and medical imaging devices.

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Research

11,095 papers

Quantum Mechanics predicts evolutionary biology.ReviewProgress in biophysics and molecular biology · 2018Torday JSDOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2018.01.003
User-Friendly Quantum Mechanics: Applications for Drug Discovery.ReviewMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2020Kotev M, Sarrat L, Gonzalez CDDOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0282-9_15
What Next for Quantum Mechanics in Structure-Based Drug Discovery?ReviewMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2020Bryce RADOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0282-9_20
Reshaping computation with quantum mechanics.Nature computational science · 2025DOI: 10.1038/s43588-025-00942-2
Emergent Quantum Mechanics: David Bohm Centennial Perspectives.Entropy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Walleczek J, Grössing G, Pylkkänen P et al.DOI: 10.3390/e21020113
Some Notes on Counterfactuals in Quantum Mechanics.ReviewEntropy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Elitzur AC, Cohen EDOI: 10.3390/e22030266
Hybrid Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics (QM/MM) Simulation: A Tool for Structure-Based Drug Design and Discovery.ReviewMini reviews in medicinal chemistry · 2022Kulkarni PU, Shah H, Vyas VKDOI: 10.2174/1389557521666211007115250
Quantum Mechanics in Drug Discovery: A Comprehensive Review of Methods, Applications, and Future Directions.ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Niazi SKDOI: 10.3390/ijms26136325

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publication date: 1900-00-00
Commons category: Quantum mechanics
short name: КМ
Stack Exchange tag: astronomy.stackexchange.com/tags/quantum-mechanics

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Wave functions of the electron in a hydrogen atom at different energy levels. Quantum mechanics cannot predict the exact location of a particle in space, only the probability of finding it at different locations. The brighter areas represent a higher probability of finding the electron.

Quantum mechanics is the fundamental physical theory that describes the behavior of matter and of light; its unusual characteristics typically occur at and below the scale of atoms. It is the foundation of all quantum physics, which includes quantum chemistry, quantum biology, quantum field theory, quantum technology, and quantum information science.