wavefunction collapse en · NOUN
Meanings
- (countable, qualifier:quantum mechanics, uncountable) The phenomenon in which a wavefunction — initially in a superposition of several different possible eigenstates — appears to reduce to a single one of those states after interaction with an observer: the reduction of the physical possibilities into a single possibility as seen by an observer.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| wavefunction collapses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
measurement problem · uncertainty principle · quantum measurement problem
Synonyms
Translations (4)
de Kollaps der Wellenfunktion (Translations) · cmn 波函數坍縮 /波函数坍缩 (Translations) · pl kolaps funkcji falowej (Translations) · de Zustandsreduktion (Translations)