eigenstate

noun

Etymology

From eigen- + state.

  1. derived from stātus
  2. derived from estat
  3. inherited from stat
  4. prefixed as eigenstate — “eigen + state

Definitions

  1. A dynamic quantum mechanical state whose wave function is an eigenvector that corresponds…

    A dynamic quantum mechanical state whose wave function is an eigenvector that corresponds to a physical quantity.

    • In all quantum theories, basis vectors (which are typically eigenstates) are abstractions of the unit basis vectors along the 3D axes. A general state is a vector sum of certain amounts of each basis vector state.

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