Applications of Quantum Physics

Pivotal experiments in quantum physics

Interaction of radiation with matter

The hydrogen atom

Atomic clocks

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Pivotal Experiments in Quantum Physics

Photoelectric effect

Davisson- Germer experiment

Franck-Hertz experiment

Stern-Gerlach Experiment

Compton scattering

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Failures of Classical Physics

Some experimental situations where "classical" physics fails:

Photoelectric effect

Blackbody radiation

Line spectra

Physiological effects of radiation

Wave properties of electron (electron microscope)

The remedies come from some inherently quantum ideas:

Photon energy

Photon momentum

Wavelength for particle

Uncertainty principle

Wave function

Schrodinger equation

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