a mathematical function of position and generally time, used in wave mechanics to describe the state of a physical system
Symbol: ψ
wave function in American English
Physics
a mathematical expression, function, or quantity used in quantum mechanics to describe the wave, energy levels, eigenvalues, and locations in space of any moving particle, as an electron in an atom
Examples of 'wave function' in a sentence
wave function
Gravity, said Merced, is the same thing as the other two forces when considered as a wave functionnot in time, but of time.