wavefunction

Noun

Meaning

wavefunction (plural wavefunctions)

(physics) A mathematical function that describes the propagation of the quantum mechanical wave associated with a particle (or system of particles), related to the probability of finding the particle in a particular region of space.

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According to Heisenberg the wavefunction represents a probability, but not an objective reality itself in space and time. Source: Internet

As explained below, in most experimental situations, the influence of all of those particles can be encapsulated into an effective wavefunction for a subsystem of the universe. Source: Internet

Approximated wavefunction of the deuteron The deuteron wavefunction must be antisymmetric if the isospin representation is used (since a proton and a neutron are not identical particles, the wavefunction need not be antisymmetric in general). Source: Internet

At each time-step, one then re-synthesizes the wavefunction from the points, recomputes the quantum forces, and continues the calculation. Source: Internet

Collapse of the universal wavefunction never occurs in de Broglie–Bohm theory. Source: Internet

Collapse of the wavefunction De Broglie–Bohm theory is a theory that applies primarily to the whole universe. Source: Internet

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