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
Hyponyms of "wavefunction"/"wave function"
  • 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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