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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 trajectory, showing the …

  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 helps to give …

  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 your basic …

  4. 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 observables …

  5. 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 the wave …

  6. Is there a difference between a quantum state and a quantum wave …

    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?

  7. quantum mechanics - Difference between normalized wave function …

    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 vector, in an infinite …

  8. I understand what it represents, but what physically is the wave function?

    Apr 4, 2021 · 0 In quantum mechanics, I understand that the wave function represents the state of a particle and that the square of the wave function tells us the probability of a particle being found at a …

  9. quantum mechanics - The meaning of the phase in the wave function ...

    Apr 22, 2015 · The meaning of the phase in the wave function Ask Question Asked 10 years, 7 months ago Modified 3 years, 6 months ago

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

    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 the form of …