superpositions
Quantum states coexisting
Superpositions is the plural of superposition, the state of being placed or layered on top of something else.
In physics, particularly quantum mechanics, superposition describes a system existing in multiple states simultaneously until measured or observed: The electron exists in a superposition of spin states.
The term appears in geology for layered rock formations and in mathematics for combining waveforms.
State of being intertwined
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
- wavefunctionQuantum state's mathematical representation
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- qubitQuantum information unit
decoherence · Schrödinger · measurement · collapse · quantum computing · duality · photon · electron
Simultaneous presence together
- concurrenceState of agreeing
- parallelismMatching structural elements
- multiplicityState of being many
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
indeterminacy · plurality · duality · paradox · multivalence · polysemy · Schrödinger's cat · undecided
Partial coincidence of coverage
- juxtapositionAdjacent contrasting placement
- stackingPlacing items vertically
- overlayCovering placed atop
- layeringForming successive strata
composite · collage · palimpsest · double exposure · transparency · montage · interleaving · lamination
Unwelcome involvement in affairs
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
oscillation · waveform · harmonic · constructive · destructive · standing wave · resonance · modulation
entanglement
State of being intertwined
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
- wavefunctionQuantum state's mathematical representation
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
qubit · decoherence · Schrödinger · measurement · collapse · quantum computing · duality · photon · electron · quantum mechanics
coexistence
Simultaneous presence together
- concurrenceState of agreeing
- parallelismMatching structural elements
- multiplicityState of being many
ambiguity · indeterminacy · plurality · duality · paradox · multivalence · polysemy · Schrödinger's cat · undecided · liminal
overlap
Partial coincidence of coverage
- juxtapositionAdjacent contrasting placement
- stackingPlacing items vertically
- overlayCovering placed atop
layering · composite · collage · palimpsest · double exposure · transparency · montage · interleaving · lamination · stratification
interference
Unwelcome involvement in affairs
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
phase · oscillation · waveform · harmonic · constructive · destructive · standing wave · resonance · modulation · sine wave
superpositionsseparations
Acts of dividing apart
removals · subtractions · displacements · underlays · juxtapositions
superpositionsdecompositions
Breakings into simpler parts
separations · isolations · disentanglements · segregations · partitions
- quantum superpositionCoexisting states before observation