eigenstate

English

Etymology

eigen- +‎ state

Noun

eigenstate (plural eigenstates)

1. (physics) A dynamic quantum mechanical state whose wave function is an eigenvector that corresponds to a physical quantity
   • 2013, Robert D. Klauber, Student Friendly Quantum Field Theory, 2nd edition, Fairfield, IA: Sandtrove Press, published 2018, →ISBN, §3.11.4, page 68:

         In all quantum theories, basis vectors (which are typically eigenstates) are abstractions of the unit basis vectors along the 3D axes. A general state is a vector sum of certain amounts of each basis vector state.

Holonyms

• general state

Related terms

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

Translations

dynamic quantum mechanical state

• Danish: egentilstand c
• Italian: autostato m
• Lithuanian: tikrinė būsena, grynoji būsena f
• Portuguese: estado próprio m