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Table 2 Clustering the categories of the KCs

From: The core of secondary level quantum education: a multi-stakeholder perspective

Category

Key Concepts (Exemplary)

Superposition

Superposition

Interference

Quantum measurement

Quantum measurement

Quantization

Quantization

Quantum state

Energy quantization

Quantum numbers

Many-body-system

Entanglement

Entanglement

Heisenberg principle

Heisenberg uncertainty

Mathematical foundations

Mathematical foundations

Dirac Notation

Bloch sphere

Operators

Qubit

Qubit

Quantum computing

Statistical nature

Statistical nature

Probability

Wave-Particle Duality

Wave-Particle Duality

Atomic models

Atomic models

Band Structure

Orbitals

Pauli Exclusion principle

Light emission

Time evolution

Unitary time evolution

Non-locality

Non-locality

Non-determination (of trajectory)

Decoherence

Decoherence

Two-level system

Two-level system

Spin

Classic vs. Quantum models

Classic vs. Quantum models

Historical view

Tunneling

Tunneling

The Schrödinger eq.

The Schrödinger eq.

Complementarity

Complementarity

No cloning

No cloning theorem