wavefunction, $Ψ$ , $ψ$ , $φ$

state function

The solution of the Schrödinger equation, eigenfunction of the hamiltonian operator. Complex conjugate functions are denoted by an asterisk read as 'star'.

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Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 16

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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. doi:10.1351/goldbook.

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DOI of this term: doi:10.1351/goldbook.W06657.

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