probability amplitude
probability amplitude · probability amplitudes
A complex number which is the coefficient of a component of a quantum state and whose…A complex number which is the coefficient of a component of a quantum state and whose product with its own complex conjugate gives the probability that the state will collapse to that component (when measured). (Note: the quantum state being thought of as a linear combination of its components.)
Meaning
1 sensesA complex number which is the coefficient of a component of a quantum state and whose product with its own complex conjugate gives the probability that the state will collapse to that component (when measured). (Note: the quantum state being thought of as a linear combination of its components.)
Forms
plural: probability amplitudes| Singular | probability amplitude |
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