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heisenberg picture

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
heisen-berg pic-ture
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A formulation of quantum mechanics in which the operators (observables and others) incorporate a dependency on time, but the state vectors are time-independent, an arbitrary fixed basis rigidly underlying the theory. It stands in contrast to the Schrödinger picture in which the operators are constant, and further serves to define a third, hybrid picture, the interaction picture.

Etymology

Largely due to Werner Heisenberg in 1925.

Inflected Forms

Heisenberg pictures (plural)

Synonyms

Heisenberg representation

Questions

What does heisenberg picture mean?
A formulation of quantum mechanics in which the operators (observables and others) incorporate a dependency on time, but the state vectors are time-independent, an arbitrary fixed basis rigidly underlying the theory. It stands in contrast to the Schrödinger picture in which the operators are constant, and further serves to define a third, hybrid picture, the interaction picture.
Where does heisenberg picture come from?
Largely due to Werner Heisenberg in 1925.

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