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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 · However, Schrödinger initially interpreted this component as the charge density (here I ignore some constant factors, such as the elementary charge). This interpretation has its difficulties, …

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

    Apr 4, 2021 · 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 …

  8. 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, 8 months ago Modified 3 years, 6 months ago

  9. What is the purpose of the imaginary portion of the wave function?

    Jun 2, 2015 · The wave function is a function of spacetime that returns a complex number. We interpret this as meaning that the wavefunction requires two components to describe it.

  10. Why do wave functions need to be normalized? Why aren't the …

    Feb 26, 2015 · This process is called normalizing the wave function. I get the idea we need the probability distribution $\rho$ to be 1 over the whole position space. That makes sense and is …