💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wavefunction"
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| wave functionnoun | Alternative spelling of wavefunction. [(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.] |
| wavefunction collapsenoun | (quantum mechanics) The phenomenon in which a wavefunction — initially in a superposition of several different possible eigenstates — appears to reduce to a single one of those states after interaction with an observer: the reduction of the physical possibilities into a single possibility as seen by an observer. |
| electron wave functionnoun | (physics) A function of the position and spin of an electron; related to the probability of finding the electron in a specified position |
| wave packetnoun | (physics) a collection of waves, travelling together |
| waveformnoun | (physics, engineering) The shape of a physical wave, such as sound, electric current or electromagnetic radiation, or its representation obtained by plotting a characteristic of the phenomenon (such as voltage) versus another variable, often time. |
| wavefieldnoun | (physics) The extended area or space taken up by a wave. |
| matterwavenoun | (physics) A travelling particle considered in terms of its wavelike properties |
| wavevectornoun | Alternative spelling of wave vector. [(physics, mathematics) A vector whose direction is that of the direction of propagation of a wave, and whose magnitude is inversely proportional to its wavelength] |
| wave mechanicsnoun | (physics, mathematics) The mathematical basis for quantum mechanics in which light and subatomic particles have the characteristics of both waves and particles. |
| wave vectornoun | (physics, mathematics) A vector whose direction is that of the direction of propagation of a wave, and whose magnitude is inversely proportional to its wavelength |
| waviclenoun | (quantum mechanics) A wave-particle; an entity which simultaneously has the properties of a wave and a particle. |
| wannier functionnoun | (physics) Any of a set of orthogonal functions used in solid-state physics; they are the localized molecular orbitals of crystalline systems. |
| wavenoun | A moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation. |
| wave-particlenoun | (quantum mechanics) An entity which simultaneously has the properties of a wave and a particle. |
| wavepacketnoun | (physics) Alternative spelling of wave packet. [(physics) a collection of waves, travelling together] |
| pseudowavefunctionnoun | A simplified approximation of an electron's wavefunction. |
| wave numbernoun | Alternative spelling of wavenumber. [(mathematics, physics) A measure of the number of waves in unit distance; inversely proportional to its wavelength.] |
| waveiclenoun | Alternative form of wavicle. [(quantum mechanics) A wave-particle; an entity which simultaneously has the properties of a wave and a particle.] |
| wavenumbernoun | (mathematics, physics) A measure of the number of waves in unit distance; inversely proportional to its wavelength. |
| workfunctionnoun | Alternative form of work function. [(physics) The minimum energy needed to remove an electron from the surface of a material] |
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