Expectation value (quantum state)

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

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Defining formula

Defining Formula: $⟨\hat{O}⟩\equiv ⟨\psi |\hat{O}|\psi ⟩$

$\hat{O}$ symbol represents quantum mechanical operator

$⟨\hat{O}⟩$ symbol represents expectation value (quantum state)

$\psi$ symbol represents quantum state

Related URL

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expectation_value_(quantum_mechanics)

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

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