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The term quantum is taken from Latin and simply means amount or quantity. In the field of quantum mechanics it has been determined that there is a specific amount of matter, energy, space, or time, which is the smallest possible amount. In other words, energy comes only in certain packages. It cannot be subdivided without limit, into ever smaller amounts. This is not unlike the fact that there is a smallest amount of any given chemical element. The smallest amount of oxygen you can have is one oxygen atom. You can cut it in half, but if you do, it isn't oxygen anymore. However, you can't cut one quantum of energy in half. One quantum of energy is the smallest amount of energy that you can have. No smaller amount is possible. Physicists will express this idea by saying that energy is quantized.
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What is meant by conservation of energy?
It is meant to transfer energy from one form to another.
Why are you not aware of energy quantization in your daily life?
Most people aren't aware of it because a) the quanta are extremely small and b) they don't know what to look for. However, if you do know what to look for, there are ways to observe it without any fancy equipment... the most recent quantization phenomenon I noticed was the way fluorescent light was refracting off of a CD.
What is meant by flow of energy?
electricity
What does conserving energy mean?
well, i always thought it meant to save energy
What is meant by energy transfer?
It means energy is transfered from one object to another.
How does light demonstrates quantization?
The energy in light waves comes in units called photons
What is the Different between sampling and quantization?
Sampling Discritizes in time Quantization discritizes in amplitude
What is an ideal quantization error?
The ideal Quantization error is 2^N/Analog Voltage
What is the difference between uniform quantization and non uniform quantization?
one syllable LOL
What are the types of scalar quantization?
There are two types of quantization .They are, 1. Truncation. 2.Round off.
What is the relationship between quantisation noise and bandwidth in pcm systems?
Quantization noise is a model of quantization error introduced by quantization in the analog-to-digital conversion(ADC) in telecommunication systems and signal processing.
Sampling frequency doubles then quantization noise?
quantisation noise decrease and quantization density remain same.
What is the effect of quantization on image?
You get Jaggies
What is meant by conservation of energy?
It is meant to transfer energy from one form to another.
What are advantages of vector quantization?
Vector quantization lowers the bit rate of the signal being quantized thus making it more bandwidth efficient than scalar quantization. But this however contributes to it's implementation complexity (computation and storage).
What does quantization involve?
assigning discrete integer values to PAM sample inputs Encoding the sign and magnitude of a quantization interval as binary digits
How are quanta emitted?
Quanta is a word that is used in the world of physics. Quanta are discreet packets through which electromagnetic energy is emitted or absorbed. Quantization was first discovered in 1900.
