I have read quite a few explanations of quantum confinement, but did not understand them. I have only a beginning understanding of quantum mechanics.
What is quantum confinement in the simplest terms possible?
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1Please indicate what exactly you don't understand about what you've read. Some explanations cannot be made any more simple without them becoming factually incorrect. – ACuriousMind Aug 15 '16 at 15:05
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$\uparrow$ Read where? – Qmechanic Aug 15 '16 at 15:12
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Do you mean confinement as in the strong force? If so see About free quarks and confinement or search this site for more related posts. – John Rennie Aug 15 '16 at 15:51
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I believe this term is usually used in the context of materials science or solid state physics. Here's a Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potential_well. – march Aug 15 '16 at 16:14