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 …

Oct 22, 2013 · That is really what a wave function is, in fact: A summation of the simple waves that represent every likely location and momentum situation that the particle could be in. Full quantum …

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 …

In the second case, when you have a degeneracy, the physical characteristics of the real-valued functions are in general different to those of the complex-valued ones.

Mar 18, 2021 · The "wave-function collapse" is an illusion, caused by mis-interpretation of the wave function as being a physical wave, which is not! It is only a mathematical tool, only defined in the …

Jun 2, 2015 · It is misleading to consider the real and imaginary parts of the wave function separately. The wave function is a function of spacetime that returns a complex number. We interpret this as …

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 …

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 …

Oct 23, 2019 · According to that school of thought the wave function of a particle could undergo an instantaneous change when some property of the particle was measured. The act of measurement …

Oct 25, 2022 · Insofar as making your title question, wave functions or better Hilbert space vectors, are really best seen as a mathematical "substrate" for operators to act upon. What's physically relevant is …