Quantum mechanics is a branch of physics that deals with extremely small objects like atoms, protons and electrons. These particles are so small that they are governed by their own special set of laws, and behave differently than the everyday world we can see and feel. The most famous example to explain quantum mechanics is called the double-slit experiment. Imagine two slits in a wall with a light source behind them, when a photon (light particle) travels through the slits toward a screen on the opposite side it will create an interference pattern rather than two separate bright spots on the screen. This behavior is not seen in everyday life because it only happens when a particle like this interacts with its environment in unique ways. It's almost like particles can work together in different dimensions at once!
In more complicated language,
quantum mechanics is the study of how systems at an atomic scale interact with their environment, obeying laws of probability rather than the traditional laws governing macroscopic objects. This requires such concepts as superposition where instead of taking discrete states, particles can exist in multiple states at once - unpredictable but probabilistic outcomes indicative of transition from the classical Newtonian world to one regulated under quantum mechanics.
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