eigenket
English
Etymology
From
eigen-
+
ket
.
Noun
eigenket
(
plural
eigenkets
)
(
physics
)
A
ket
|
K
⟩
{\displaystyle |K\rangle }
such that
α
|
K
⟩
{\displaystyle \alpha |K\rangle }
=
a
|
K
⟩
{\displaystyle a|K\rangle }
for some
linear operator
α
{\displaystyle \alpha }
and number
a
{\displaystyle a}
.
such that 
= 
for some linear operator 
and number 
.