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In quantum mechanics, a wave function (or wavefunction) is a mathematical description of the quantum state of an isolated quantum system. The most common symbols for a wave function are the Greek letters ψ and Ψ (lower-case and capital psi, respectively).
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| Wave function | is a | spinor represented by four complex-valued components | 0.90 | text |
| Wave function | is a | function of spin only | 0.90 | text |
| Wave function | is a | complex vector-valued function of space and time only.All values of the wave function | 0.90 | text |
| Wave function | is a | element of a function space partly characterized by the following concrete and abstract descriptions.The Schrödinger equation is linear | 0.90 | text |
| Wave function | is a | solution of the Pauli equation.In the corresponding relativistic treatment | 0.90 | text |
| decay rates | instance of | Measurable quantities | 0.80 | text |
| scattering cross sections are calculable from the S-matrix.Hilbert spaceThe above observations encapsulate the essence of the function spaces of which wave functions are elements | instance of | Measurable quantities | 0.80 | text |
| scattering cross sections are calculable from the S-matrix | instance of | Measurable quantities | 0.80 | text |
| Wave function | related to Common Hilbert spaces | While | 0.60 | section |
| Wave function | related to Common Hilbert spaces | Hilbert | 0.60 | section |
| Wave function | related to Common Hilbert spaces | Square | 0.60 | section |
| Wave function | related to Common Hilbert spaces | The | 0.60 | section |
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