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  • n  the branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic level; an extension of statistical mechanics based on quantum theory (especially the Pauli exclusion principle)
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    Werner Heisenberg, one of the founders along with Schroedinger of Quantum Mechanics, once said, "The very act of observing disturbs the system."
    June 14, 2013 - The Berkeley Daily Planet
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    June 14, 2013 - Scientific American
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