subatomic
adjective
sub·atom·ic
ˌsəb-ə-ˈtä-mik 
1
: of or relating to the inside of the atom
2
: of, relating to, or being particles smaller than atoms
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In Bohm’s view, Ψ doesn’t collapse, but shepherds real subatomic particles into specific trajectories.
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Sidney Perkowitz, JSTOR Daily, 5 June 2024
Pulses this short give scientists the ability to take snapshots of subatomic particles in the wild.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2024
Quantum phenomena – the behavior of matter and energy at the atomic and subatomic levels – are not definite, one thing or another.
—Discover Magazine, 21 June 2024
Well, physics tells us that even elementary particles have that, in the simplest possible form: quantum indeterminacy (the idea that the physical facts of the universe seem to be indeterminate on the subatomic level).
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 4 June 2024
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Sidney Perkowitz, JSTOR Daily, 5 June 2024
Pulses this short give scientists the ability to take snapshots of subatomic particles in the wild.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2024
Quantum phenomena – the behavior of matter and energy at the atomic and subatomic levels – are not definite, one thing or another.
—Discover Magazine, 21 June 2024
Well, physics tells us that even elementary particles have that, in the simplest possible form: quantum indeterminacy (the idea that the physical facts of the universe seem to be indeterminate on the subatomic level).
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 4 June 2024
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subatomic
adjective
sub·atom·ic
ˌsəb-ə-ˈtäm-ik
1
: of or relating to the inside of the atom
2
: of, relating to, or being particles smaller than atoms
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