A single particle's motion can be analyzed by quantum mechanics, but quantum mechanics cannot describe multi-particle systems analytically, as there are too many variables involved in the calculations. True False

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Muhammad Neal

27 March, 11:57

A single particle's motion can be analyzed by quantum mechanics, but quantum mechanics cannot describe multi-particle systems analytically, as there are too many variables involved in the calculations. True False

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Precious Moran · Answer 1

the statement is True

Explanation:

Quantum mechanics describes the movement of a particle with several quantum numbers, specifically three numbers for the movement is the spatial and a fourth number for the spin.

When we add a second particle we must include the four numbers of this second particle.

We already have a total of 8 quantum s numbers to describe. In addition we must include the interaction between the two particles, which can create restriction is in the different quantum numbers.

We can see that the number of variables or quantum numbers increases significantly with the particle number, giving as results that we have more unknowns than equations so the system cannot be solved analytically.

In summary the statement is True