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Eigenstate vs Eigencoefficient - What's the difference?

eigenstate | eigencoefficient |

As nouns the difference between eigenstate and eigencoefficient

is that eigenstate is a dynamic quantum mechanical state whose wave function is an eigenvector that corresponds to a physical quantity while eigencoefficient is any of the coefficients of an eigenstate.

eigenstate

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Noun

(en noun)
  • (physics) A dynamic quantum mechanical state whose wave function is an eigenvector that corresponds to a physical quantity

    • eigencoefficient

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics, physics) Any of the coefficients of an eigenstate