(Nanowerk News) Throwing a ball into the air, one can transfer arbitrary energy to the ball such that it flies higher or lower. One of the oddities of quantum physics is that particles, e.g., ...

(a-c) Schematics showing an energy level diagram at the mean-field level, namely, out-of-phase state (a), zero-energy state (b), and in-phase state (c), respectively. Each level is marked with its ...

India, Nov. 11 -- Century old Quantum Mechanics can explain how a single sub-atomic particle cross the energy barrier through tunneling, be located at multiple places simultaneously, occupies discrete ...

An atomic nucleus assumes discrete energy levels when added energy excites that nucleus. These energy levels are the nucleus’ unique fingerprint; no two nuclei have identical energy patterns. For ...