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Quantum Mechanics - Coggle Diagram
Quantum Mechanics
Atomic Structure & Quantum Numbers
Electrons in orbitals
Quantum Numbers
Angular (l)
Magnetic (Ml)
Principal (n)
Spin (Ms)
Pauli Exclusion Principle
Entanglement
Particles share one combined state
Instant correlation
No faster-than-light communication
Application: MRI
Process
Disturb
Relax
Align spins
Emit signal
Image formation
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Wavefunction
Probability: Likelihood of position/behavior
Collapse Outcome
Copenhagen Interpretation
Cannot know unmeasured properties
Multiple states exist
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Cannot precisely know
Position (x)
Momentum (p)
Measurement disturbs system
Complementarity
Certain properties interfere with each other
Example
Position vs. Composition: Not Complementary
Position vs. Momentum: Complementary
Interference
Constructive: Amplitudes add
Destructive: Cancel out
Decoherence
Loss of quantum behavior due to environment
Classical transition