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How Quantum Physics Actually Works

Fire electrons at two slits one at a time, and they still paint stripes that no single particle should.

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Schrödinger's Cat Schrödinger's cat is a thought experiment showing the paradox of quantum superposition, where a cat in a sealed box is both alive and dead.
Double-Slit Experiment How the double-slit experiment proved wave-particle duality by showing light and matter act as waves until they are measured.
Wave-Particle Duality Wave-particle duality shows that fundamental objects like electrons and photons behave as waves or particles depending on how they are measured.
Quantum Superposition Quantum superposition is the principle where a physical system exists in multiple possible states simultaneously until it is measured.
Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle sets a fundamental limit on how precisely you can measure a particle's position and momentum at the same time.
Quantum Tunneling Quantum tunneling is a physical process where a particle passes directly through an energy barrier it lacks the energy to climb over.
Quantum Entanglement Entangled particles share one quantum state, so their measurements stay correlated across any distance in ways local hidden variables can't explain.
Quantum Computer A quantum computer is a device that processes information using quantum states rather than classical binary switches.