English Explanatory Dictionary

eigenstate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

eigenstate eigenstates

Etymology

From eigen- + state.

Related words

eigenbasis eigenbrain eigendecomposition eigen decomposition eigenface eigenfunction eigengene eigenhead eigenmode eigenpair eigenspace eigenspinor eigensystem eigentheory eigenvalue eigenvector
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