Quantum physics (quantum theory, quantum mechanics)

The Copenhagen Interpretation
Bohr’s interpretation of the wave function
consisted of three principles:
• Born’s statistical interpretation, based on probabilities
determined by the wave function
• Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle
• Bohr’s complementarity principle
Together these three concepts form a logical interpretation
of the physical meaning of quantum theory. In the Copenhagen
interpretation, physics describes only the results of
measurements.
correspondence principle:
• results predicted by quantum physics must be identical
to those predicted by classical physics in those
situations where classical physics corresponds to the
experimental facts
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