Heisenberg picture en · NOUN
Etymology
Largely due to Werner Heisenberg in 1925.
Meanings
- (qualifier:quantum mechanics) A formulation of quantum mechanics in which the operators (observables and others) incorporate a dependency on time, but the state vectors are time-independent, an arbitrary fixed basis rigidly underlying the theory. It stands in contrast to the Schrödinger picture in which the operators are constant, and further serves to define a third, hybrid picture, the interaction picture.
Forms
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| Heisenberg pictures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |