quantum state

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quantum state

noun quantum states

  1. Any of the possible states of a quantum mechanical system. As you should (hopefully) remember, a quantum state in NRQM is an abstract vector in an abstract vector space, analogous to a physical vector in 3D physical space. The same thing is true in RQM and QFT.

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noun any of the possible states of a quantum mechanical system

Españolestado cuántico
日本語量子状態
中文量子態 /量子态 liàngzǐtài
हिन्दीक्वांटम अवस्था kvāṇṭam avasthā
Portuguêsestado quântico
Françaisétat quantique
DeutschZustand
Italianostato quantico
Ελληνικάκβαντική κατάσταση kvantikí katástasi
Românăstare cuantică
Русскийквантовое состояние kvantovoje sostojanije
Tiếng Việttrạng thái lượng tử
العربيةحالة كمومية
עבריתמצב קוונטי

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@misc{quantum_state_2026,
  title = {quantum state},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quantum%20state},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}