Expectation value (quantum density)

expected (mean) value of a quantum-mechanical observable, calculated from a density

Corresponding Quantity Kind: expectation

Formula(s) and quantities

Defining Formula: $⟨ \hat{O} ⟩ \equiv t r (\hat{O} \hat{ρ})$
$ρ$ symbol represents quantum density operator
$\hat{O}$ symbol represents quantum mechanical operator
$⟨ \hat{O} ⟩$ symbol represents expectation value (quantum density)

Specializations

Further links

Item	Property
Ehrenfest theorem	symbol represents
expectation	specialized by
expectation value (quantum density)	symbol represents
quantum time evolution	contains
vacuum expectation value	subclass of

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