eigenstate
Operator's fixed output
An eigenstate is a quantum state in which a physical property has a definite, measurable value rather than a range of probabilities.
When a system is in an eigenstate of some observable quantity—energy, momentum, spin—measuring that quantity yields a specific result with certainty.
The electron was in an eigenstate of spin-up.
Most quantum states are superpositions of eigenstates, collapsing to a particular eigenstate only upon measurement.
Logical internal consistency
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
phase · qubit · quantum computing · decoherence · collapse · measurement problem · quantum information
Governs quantum state evolution
- wave functionQuantum system's complete description
- observableCapable of being detected
- quantum numberValue specifying atomic states
- energy levelAmount of vitality available
quantization · collapse · measurement · degeneracy · normalization · orthogonality · completeness
German quantum theorist
- indeterminacyLack of fixed outcome
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- positionLocation or stance
- commutatorRotating contact that reverses current
uncertainty principle · standard deviation · complementarity · quantum fluctuation
Maximum oscillation displacement
- normalizationAdjusting to a standard
- boundary conditionsValues specified at limits
- nodeConnection point in networks
- hydrogen atomSmallest elemental particle
coherence
Logical internal consistency
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
amplitude · phase · qubit · quantum computing · decoherence · collapse · measurement problem · quantum information
Schrödinger equation
Governs quantum state evolution
- wave functionQuantum system's complete description
- observableCapable of being detected
- quantum numberValue specifying atomic states
energy level · quantization · collapse · measurement · degeneracy · normalization · orthogonality · completeness
Heisenberg
German quantum theorist
- indeterminacyLack of fixed outcome
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- positionLocation or stance
commutator · uncertainty principle · standard deviation · complementarity · quantum fluctuation
amplitude
Maximum oscillation displacement
- normalizationAdjusting to a standard
- boundary conditionsValues specified at limits
- nodeConnection point in networks
state, statement, eigendecomposition, statehood, eigenvalue, eigenvector, eigenvalues