English Dictionary

wavefunction

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈweɪv.fʌŋ(k).ʃən/

名詞

(physics) A mathematical function that describes the propagation of the quantum mechanical wave associated with a particle (or system of particles), related to the probability of finding the particle in a particular region of space.

日本語の意味

量子力学において、粒子または粒子系の波の性質を数学的に表現する関数。観測される場所で粒子が存在する確率を決定するための解析手法として用いられる。

The electron's wavefunction collapsed when we measured its position, changing the probability distribution instantaneously.

電子の波動関数は位置を測定したことで収縮し、確率分布が瞬時に変化した。

意味（1）

(physics) A mathematical function that describes the propagation of the quantum mechanical wave associated with a particle (or system of particles), related to the probability of finding the particle in a particular region of space.

The interpretation of the wavefunction was one of the thorny issues facing the early pioneers of quantum theory.

wavefunctions （ plural ）