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The quantum physics of Australian politics

AUG 02, 2011
Physics Today
Canberra Times : In a humorous op-ed piece for Australia’s Canberra Times, Nicholas Stuart contends that politicians’ behavior is governed by quantum mechanics. Like electrons and other subatomic particles, politicians have duality in that they can hold two apparently contradictory positions at the same time. What’s more, thanks to the uncertainty principle, those positions can be impossible to pin down.
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