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Waveicle

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waviclenoun(quantum mechanics) A wave-particle; an entity which simultaneously has the properties of a wave and a particle.
wave-particlenoun(quantum mechanics) An entity which simultaneously has the properties of a wave and a particle.
wave functionnounAlternative 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.]
spinwavenounAlternative form of spin wave. [(physics) a wave, propagated through a crystal lattice as a result of changes in the spin angular momentum of electrons in the lattice]
wave mechanicsnoun(physics, mathematics) The mathematical basis for quantum mechanics in which light and subatomic particles have the characteristics of both waves and particles.
matterwavenoun(physics) A travelling particle considered in terms of its wavelike properties
wavepacketnoun(physics) Alternative spelling of wave packet. [(physics) a collection of waves, travelling together]
wavenounA moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation.
aether wavenoun(obsolete, physics) Alternative form of æther wave. [(historical, physics) a quantum of light, a photon, an electromagnetic wave -- understood as being a disturbance in the æther, a substance believed to provide the medium for light in vacuum]
wavefunctionnoun(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.
quantonnoun(physics) Any quantum entity that shows the properties of both a particle and a wave
wave-particle dualitynoun(physics) The concept applying to all matter and radiation, but most evident in light and particles such as the electron, that properties of waves and of particles are exhibited simultaneously
wave packetnoun(physics) a collection of waves, travelling together
bloch wavenoun(quantum mechanics) A type of wavefunction for a particle in a periodically repeating environment, most commonly an electron in a crystal.
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
wavepulsenoun(physics) A wave of very short duration.
pilot wavenoun(physics) A theoretical matter wave that guides the motion of point particles.
wavefieldnoun(physics) The extended area or space taken up by a wave.
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.
biwaveletnoun(physics) A pair of coherent wavelets

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