quantum physics

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1. the branch of physics based on quantum theory (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	natural philosophy, physics,
definition	:	the science of matter and energy and their interactions (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	quantum mechanics,
definition	:	the branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic level; an extension of statistical mechanics based on quantum theory (especially the Pauli exclusion principle) (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	quantum field theory,
definition	:	the branch of quantum physics that is concerned with the theory of fields; it was motivated by the question of how an atom radiates light as its electrons jump from excited states (noun.cognition)