Newton's second law

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What on earth is a wavefunction?

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Scicomm classical mechanics coherence decoherence delocalisation Newton's second law quantum information Quantum mechanics quantum superposition Schrödinger equation uncertainty principle wavefunction wavefunction collapse zero-point motion

If you drop a pebble into a pond, ripples spread outward in gentle circles. We all know this sight, and it feels natural to call them waves. Now imagine being told that everything — from an electron t…