quantum mechanics
fundamental theory in physics describing the properties of nature on an atomic scale
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Summary
quantum mechanics is a physical theory[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of physical theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35,847 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Max Planck[3], Albert Einstein[4], Louis de Broglie[5], Erwin Schrödinger[6], Werner Heisenberg[7], John von Neumann[8], Paul Dirac[9], Wolfgang Pauli[10], Max Born[11], Pascual Jordan[12], John Stewart Bell[13]
- Instance of: branch of mechanics[14]
- Subclass of: mechanics[15], quantum physics[16]
- Part of: modern physics[17], quantum physics[18]
- Commons category: Quantum mechanics[19]
- Publication date: 1900[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Quantum mechanics[21]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Quantum mechanics[22]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23]
- Topic has template: Template:Quantum mechanics[24], Template:Quantum mechanics topics[25]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/quantum-mechanics[26], https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/tags/quantum-mechanics[27]
- Short name: QM[28], MC[29], MQ[30], CHLT[31], КМ[32]
- Different from: quantum physics[33]
- History of topic: history of quantum mechanics[34]
- Practiced by: quantum theoretician[35]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[36], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[37]
Why It Matters
quantum mechanics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]