- quantum solid
-
any of a class of solids (such as that of helium) whose atoms or molecules undergo large zero-point motion even in the quantum ground state (at absolute zero)
Wikipedia foundation.
quantum solid
Look at other dictionaries:
Quantum solid — In physics, a quantum solid is a type of solid that is intrinsically restless , in the sense that atoms continuously vibrate about their position and exchange places even at the absolute zero of temperature. The archetypal quantum solid is low… … Wikipedia
Quantum reflection — is a physical phenomenon involving the reflection of a matter wave from an attractive potential. In classical physics, such a phenomenon is not possible; for instance when one magnet is pulled toward another, you do not expect one of the magnets… … Wikipedia
Quantum dot cellular automaton — Quantum Dot Cellular Automata (sometimes referred to simply as quantum cellular automata, or QCA) Any device designed to represent data and perform computation, regardless of the physics principles it exploits and materials used to build it, must … Wikipedia
Quantum optics — is a field of research in physics, dealing with the application of quantum mechanics to phenomena involving light and its interactions with matter. History of quantum optics Light is made up of particles called photons and hence inherently is… … Wikipedia
quantum mechanics — quantum mechanical, adj. Physics. a theory of the mechanics of atoms, molecules, and other physical systems that are subject to the uncertainty principle. Abbr.: QM Cf. nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, relativistic quantum mechanics. [1920 25]… … Universalium
Quantum electronics — is the area of physics dealing with the effects of quantum mechanics on the behaviour of electrons in matter, and their interactions with photons.It is today rarely considered a subfield in its own right, as it has been absorbed by other fields:… … Wikipedia
Quantum entanglement — Quantum mechanics Uncertainty principle … Wikipedia
Solid-state physics — Solid state physics, the largest branch of condensed matter physics, is the study of rigid matter, or solids. The bulk of solid state physics theory and research is focused on crystals, largely because the periodicity of atoms in a crystal mdash; … Wikipedia
Quantum cascade laser — Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are semiconductor lasers that emit in the mid to far infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum and were first demonstrated by Jerome Faist, Federico Capasso, Deborah Sivco, Carlo Sirtori, Albert Hutchinson,… … Wikipedia
Quantum chaos — is a branch of physics which studies how chaotic classical systems (see dynamical systems and chaos theory) can be shown to be limits of quantum mechanical systems. The phenomena covered by quantum chaos so far are mainly related to wave theory.… … Wikipedia
