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 ...

When you throw a ball in the air, the equations of classical physics will tell you exactly what path the ball will take as it falls, and when and where it will land. But if you were to squeeze that ...

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 ...

New research shows that individual high-energy electrons can trigger semiconductor degradation, challenging long-held ...

Scientists at the University of Maryland have successfully demonstrated the control of the nuclear ...

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

Theories of quantum mechanics predict that some particles can exist in superpositions, which essentially means that they can be in more than one state at once. When a particle's state is measured, ...

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 ...

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 ...