quantum jump
Abrupt energy transition
A quantum jump is an abrupt transition from one state to another, originally describing electrons moving between energy levels without passing through intermediate states.
The phrase has been adopted figuratively to mean any sudden, dramatic advance: The new technology represents a quantum jump in processing power.
Often used interchangeably with quantum leap.
Negative subatomic particle
- orbitCurved celestial path
- energy levelAmount of vitality available
- ground stateLowest possible energy configuration
- excited stateElevated energy configuration
absorption · emission · photon · excitation · discrete · angular momentum · hydrogen · spectral line
Continuous range of values
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- emissionDischarged substance or act
photon · fluorescence · luminescence · infrared · ultraviolet · visible · spectral line · radiation
Sudden springing movement
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- suddenOccurring without prior notice
- transformationThorough change in form
advance · revolution · milestone · paradigm shift · game-changer · innovation · exponential · radical
Quantum state's mathematical representation
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- superpositionCoexisting in multiple states
- HeisenbergGerman quantum theorist
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
Planck · entanglement · tunneling · measurement · decoherence · coherence · collapse · eigenstate
electron
Negative subatomic particle
- orbitCurved celestial path
- energy levelAmount of vitality available
- ground stateLowest possible energy configuration
excited state · absorption · emission · photon · excitation · discrete · angular momentum · hydrogen · spectral line · shell
spectrum
Continuous range of values
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- absorptionProcess of taking in
emission · photon · fluorescence · luminescence · infrared · ultraviolet · visible · spectral line · radiation · resonance
leap
Sudden springing movement
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- suddenOccurring without prior notice
transformation · advance · revolution · milestone · paradigm shift · game-changer · innovation · exponential · radical · unprecedented
wavefunction
Quantum state's mathematical representation
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- superpositionCoexisting in multiple states
- HeisenbergGerman quantum theorist
uncertainty · Planck · entanglement · tunneling · measurement · decoherence · coherence · collapse · eigenstate · observable
- quantum transitionsexcited state, ground state, energy levels, spontaneous emission, excitation
quantum jumpbaby step
Minimal incremental progress
fine-tuning · minor tweak · tweak · nudge · small change
quantum jumpsmooth transition
Gradual, unnoticeable change
linear progression · fluid change · evolutionary change · sliding scale
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