Muhamad Tahir's Key Ideas from 50 Quantum Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know
by Joanne Baker

There are a lot of interesting ideas in physics, especially in modern physics. Matter exists as a state of energy, while waves of probability spread throughout the universe. Existence itself may exist as only the vibrations on microscopic, trans-dimensional strings. Here are some of the most interesting of these ideas, in modern physics. Some are full-blown theories, such as relativity, but others are principles (assumptions upon which theories are built) and some are conclusions made by existing theoretical frameworks.

All, however, are really weird.

Matter and light have properties of both waves and particles simultaneously. The results of quantum mechanics make it clear that waves exhibit particle-like properties and particles exhibit wave-like properties, depending on the specific experiment. Quantum physics is, therefore, able to make descriptions of matter and energy based on wave equations that relate to the probability of a particle existing in a certain spot at a certain time.