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Quantum Theory

"Quantum Theory" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The theory that the radiation and absorption of energy take place in definite quantities called quanta (E) which vary in size and are defined by the equation E=hv in which h is Planck's constant and v is the frequency of the radiation.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Quantum Theory" by people in this website by year, and whether "Quantum Theory" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 28 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2014 and 2018
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