The hydrogen atom isn’t just the simplest atom—it’s a perfect playground for exploring quantum mechanics. From Schrödinger’s equation to stunning 3D orbital visualizations, scientists and educators ...

MIT researchers have developed a mathematical formulation using classical physics principles to exactly reproduce results from quantum mechanics. By extending the Hamilton-Jacobi equation with density ...

A new study by University of Maryland chemical physicists demonstrates how to control the nuclear spin of molecular hydrogen ...

The simplicity of a hydrogen atom makes it an ideal model for studying atomic structure and interactions. Yet, despite the fact that its simplest form consists of only one proton and one electron, ...

In the last episode of my column in Notices of the American Mathematical Society, we looked at a particle moving in an attractive central force whose strength is proportional to the inverse cube of ...

Scientists have created a new way to generate powerful quantum interactions, achieving the first-ever demonstration of ...

Laser light is injected into an optical cavity to continuously measure the position of a movable mirror. The output light is read out by homodyne detection, and the measurement data are analyzed using ...

Physicists may have just cracked open a hidden side of the quantum world. For decades, every known particle was thought to belong to one of two categories — bosons or fermions — but researchers have ...

Caltech scientists have built a record-breaking array of 6,100 neutral-atom qubits, a critical step toward powerful error-corrected quantum computers. The qubits maintained long-lasting superposition ...

Quantum mechanics changed our view of reality. Jim Al-Khalili looks at the metaphors from comedy, literature and drama translating the mathematical equations into stories. Show more Jim Al-Khalili is ...