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wave meˈchanics Physics.
Also wave-mechanics (with hyphen).
[f. wave n. + mechanics.]
A form of non-relativistic quantum mechanics introduced by E. Schrödinger in which particles are regarded as having some of the properties of waves, the waves being described by the wave functions produced as solutions of the Schrödinger wave equation.
1926Physical Rev. XXVIII. 726 Schroedinger's presentation is based on his wave-mechanics, while this is based on the matrix-mechanics. 1942J. D. Stranathan ‘Particles’ Mod. Physics vi. 228 On wave mechanics the electron is not regarded as a localized particle. 1953Sci. News XXX. 13 When wave mechanics is applied to any problem, the first step is to write down an expression for the energy of the system. 1974Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XI. 796/1 The revolutionary development of quantum mechanics (of which wave mechanics and matrix mechanics are specialized partial formulations) occurred with breath-taking rapidity in the years 1925–30.
Hence wave-meˈchanical a., -meˈchanically adv.
1928E. Schrödinger Four Lect. Wave Mech. 6 In replacing the ordinary mechanical description by a wave-mechanical description our object is to obtain a theory. 1951C. N. Hinshelwood Struct. Physical Chem. vi. 129 The number of solutions of the ψ equation, which correspond to a given value of the permitted energy value E, is the expression for the statistical weight in the wave-mechanical formulation. 1971Physics Bull. Jan. 16/2 A molecule is harder to deal with wave-mechanically than either an atom or an atomic crystal. |