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  1. quantum mechanics - What is a wave function in simple language ...

    Apr 13, 2016 · The wave function is the solution to the Schrödinger equation, given your experimental situation. With a classical system and Newton's equation, you would obtain a …

  2. What is the meaning of the wavefunction? - Physics Stack Exchange

    Oct 25, 2022 · Now you might find all this a little unsatisfactory because it still doesn't tell you what the wave function means or that its square modulus is a probability density. But it at least …

  3. Practically, how does an 'observer' collapse a wave function?

    Oct 23, 2019 · The wave function is the probability amplitude (see this post) which is not the same thing as a probability density (also called a distribution, the thing you normally encounter in …

  4. Is there a difference between a quantum state and a quantum …

    Nov 2, 2020 · $|\psi\rangle$ is the quantum state of a system and $\psi (x)$ is the quantum wave function. Quite simply, what is the difference?

  5. Writing wave functions with spin of a system of particles

    And this is a symmetric configuration for the spin part of the wave function. So this is coherent. But, for an other physical problem, with fermions,you may have to minimize another kind of …

  6. quantum mechanics - Why does observation collapse the wave …

    In von Neuman interpretation the collapse of the wave function happens when the observer feels any qualia (feeling) depended on the measured value. In Bohm interpretation the collapse of …

  7. How to Normalize a Wave Function? - Physics Stack Exchange

    Sep 3, 2020 · Since the wave function of a system is directly related to the wave function: $\psi (p)=\langle p|\psi\rangle$, it must also be normalized. Otherwise, the calculations of …

  8. How does a Wavefunction collapse? - Physics Stack Exchange

    A wave function is a mathematical solution of one of the basic quantum mechanical equations: Schroedinger, Klein Gordon, Dirac. By the postulates of quantum mechanics the square of this …

  9. quantum mechanics - Difference between normalized wave …

    Apr 18, 2021 · Normalization is a property of one wave function. Orthogonality is a relationship between two different wave functions. Just like for vectors, because a wavefunction is a …

  10. quantum mechanics - Is the wavefunction a physical wave or only …

    May 19, 2017 · In summary, the debate is about whether the wavefunction is a real physical wave as the psi-ontologists claim, or simply a mathematical abstraction that provides information in …