Expectation value (quantum state)

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

Corresponding Quantity Kind: expectation

Formula(s) and quantities

Defining Formula: $⟨ \hat{O} ⟩ \equiv ⟨ ψ \| \hat{O} \| ψ ⟩$
$\hat{O}$ symbol represents quantum mechanical operator
$⟨ \hat{O} ⟩$ symbol represents expectation value (quantum state)
$ψ$ symbol represents quantum state

Further links

Item	Property
expectation	specialized by
expectation value (quantum density)	specialized by
expectation value (quantum state)	symbol represents
quantum time evolution	contains

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