jk22 Messages 732 Reaction score 25 Thread starter Apr 14, 2020 #1 Is the phase factor in : ##e^{i\phi}\Psi(x)## a constant or a global phase factor called ?
vanhees71 Science Advisor Education Advisor Insights Author Messages 24,488 Reaction score 15,063 Apr 14, 2020 #2 I don't know without context ;-).
jk22 Messages 732 Reaction score 25 Apr 14, 2020 #3 Indeed I hesitated to put it in the math section. Or : does it happen to have something like : ##e^{i\int K(\Psi(s),s)ds}\Psi(x)## ? So that the phase on a function of all the points, or the shape of the wavefunction ? But anyhow I would think it's unhandlable and very heavy mathematically. Last edited: Apr 14, 2020
Indeed I hesitated to put it in the math section. Or : does it happen to have something like : ##e^{i\int K(\Psi(s),s)ds}\Psi(x)## ? So that the phase on a function of all the points, or the shape of the wavefunction ? But anyhow I would think it's unhandlable and very heavy mathematically.
vanhees71 Science Advisor Education Advisor Insights Author Messages 24,488 Reaction score 15,063 Apr 15, 2020 #4 I have no clue, what you are talking about. You should provide the physics context. Phases are everywhere in quantum theory. Their meaning depends on the context of the physics you want to describe!
I have no clue, what you are talking about. You should provide the physics context. Phases are everywhere in quantum theory. Their meaning depends on the context of the physics you want to describe!