quantum jump
noun
1
: an abrupt transition (as of an electron, an atom, or a molecule) from one discrete energy state to another
2
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For example, take the familiar concept of a quantum jump.
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Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2023
At such fine scales, the quantum jump appeared less like an abrupt jerk and more like a smooth, continuous transition from one energy state to another.
—Stephen Ornes, Discover Magazine, 24 Dec. 2019
The notion of a quantum jump originated in 1913, when Danish physicist Niels Bohr introduced the revolutionary idea that electrons only circle the nucleus of atoms in discrete orbits, or energy levels.
—Stephen Ornes, Discover Magazine, 24 Dec. 2019
The experiment confirms that during a quantum jump, the particle really does exist in two states at once.
—Stephen Ornes, Discover Magazine, 24 Dec. 2019
Did Tyson do a quantum jump to conclusions without a physical exam or Santa’s medical records?
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2021
His dissertation upended Bohr’s quantum jump theory proposed over 100 years ago.
—Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021
The connection can be weak, in which case a quantum jump can also be predictable through the pause in clicks from the qubit’s side activity, in the way used by the Yale experiment.
—Eleni Petrakou, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2020
The Uk can make a quantum jump to a square two squares above and one square to the left or right.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Feb. 2020
Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2023
At such fine scales, the quantum jump appeared less like an abrupt jerk and more like a smooth, continuous transition from one energy state to another.
—Stephen Ornes, Discover Magazine, 24 Dec. 2019
The notion of a quantum jump originated in 1913, when Danish physicist Niels Bohr introduced the revolutionary idea that electrons only circle the nucleus of atoms in discrete orbits, or energy levels.
—Stephen Ornes, Discover Magazine, 24 Dec. 2019
The experiment confirms that during a quantum jump, the particle really does exist in two states at once.
—Stephen Ornes, Discover Magazine, 24 Dec. 2019
Did Tyson do a quantum jump to conclusions without a physical exam or Santa’s medical records?
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2021
His dissertation upended Bohr’s quantum jump theory proposed over 100 years ago.
—Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021
The connection can be weak, in which case a quantum jump can also be predictable through the pause in clicks from the qubit’s side activity, in the way used by the Yale experiment.
—Eleni Petrakou, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2020
The Uk can make a quantum jump to a square two squares above and one square to the left or right.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Feb. 2020
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