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Chapter 28 Problem 25CQ

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Problem 25CQ

Science fiction movies often use devices that transport people and objects rapidly from one position to another. To “beam” people in this fashion means taking them apart atom by atom, carefully measuring each position, and then sending the atoms in a beam to the desired final location where they reassemble. How do the principles of quantum mechanics pose problems for this futuristic means of transportation?

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Title College Physics 12 
Author Randall D. Knight
ISBN 9780321595492

Science fiction movies often use devices that transport

Chapter 28 textbook questions

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