Introduction to the quantum mechanical model of the atom: Thinking about electrons as probabilistic matter waves using the de Broglie wavelength, the Schrodinger equation, and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Electron spin and the...

Discuss methods of working with probabilities and quantum physics in this article.

This essay from the NOVA Web site explores the impact Einstein made on physics and most everything we know about the cosmos.

Why do physicists want to study things at temperatures so cold atomic motion almost comes to a halt? And how do they create such frigid environments, anyway? Read on for the what, how and why of low temperature physics.

Learn about the scientist who pioneered developments in atomic and quantum physics, and also served as PhD supervisor for many Nobel Prize winners in physics and chemistry.

Find out about Hans Bethe, one of the founders of quantum physics.

Learn about the life and work of one of the pioneers of quantum physics, Wolfgang Ernst Pauli.

This 14-page document contains advanced information about Bose-Einstein condensation, providing historical background for the topic and explaining how BEC was demonstrated in 1995 by research laboratories. Requires ."pdf," software to...

Explaining the experiments on the photoelectric effect. How these experiments led to the idea of light behaving as a particle of energy called a photon.

Learn about the life and work of quantum physicist, David Bohm, who was a leading expert in the fields of theoretical physics, neuropsychology, and philosophy.

This article announces the discovery of the top quark and its significance in particle physics.

Learn about the life and work of English pop star-turned-physicist, Brian Cox.