English Explanatory Dictionary

Ehrenfest theorem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A theorem that relates the time derivative of the expectation values of the position and momentum operators x and p to the expectation value of the force F=-V'(x) on a massive particle moving in a scalar potential V(x).

Word forms

Ehrenfest theorem the Ehrenfest theorem

Etymology

Named after Paul Ehrenfest.

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