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Gianmarco
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Hey everyone, I've been doing some quantum mechanics but I think I have yet to fully grasp the meaning of eigenstate. What I mean is, I understand that an eigenstate ##x## is such that, if we have an operator ##\hat{A}##, it satisfies ##\hat{A} x=\lambda x## and so ##\hat{A}## represents a "dilation" of the eigenstate in the mathematical sense. Is there a way to have a physical interpretation of this though? I'm thinking about the operators ##\hat{x}, \hat{p}## and ##\hat{H}##.
I've also read that when we measure an observable on a state, the process "transforms" the state into an eigenstate and if we measure it again we will obtain the same answer. What does it mean in practice?
Thanks to anyone who will bother reading this :)
I've also read that when we measure an observable on a state, the process "transforms" the state into an eigenstate and if we measure it again we will obtain the same answer. What does it mean in practice?
Thanks to anyone who will bother reading this :)