wavefunction

See also: wave function

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Etymology

From wave +‎ function.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈweɪv.fʌŋ(k).ʃən/

Noun

wavefunction (plural wavefunctions)

  1. (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.
    • 2011, Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw, The Quantum World, Allen Lane, published 2011, page 41:
      The interpretation of the wavefunction was one of the thorny issues facing the early pioneers of quantum theory.

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Hyponyms

  • adjoint wave function, adjoint wavefunction
  • antisymmetric wave function, antisymmetric wavefunction
  • antisymmetrized wave function, antisymmetrized wavefunction
  • Dirac wave function, Dirac wavefunction
  • electron wave function, electron wavefunction
  • hybrid wave function, hybrid wavefunction
  • Lamé wave function, Lamé wavefunction
  • momentum wave function, momentum wavefunction
  • Schrödinger wave function, Schrödinger wavefunction

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