PHY100H1 Final: Definitions needed to know

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All points on the wave oscillate with the same temporal component. (stated in lecture) Is a probability amplitude that defines the state a particle is in. Its square corresponds to a probability density of finding a particle in a particular place at a particular time. (http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/wave_function) The extent to which an event is likely to occur, measured by the ratio of the favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible. For qm in 1d, the probability of finding a particle in a length dx at position x0 is given by: The probability (above) per unit length (or per unit volume) at a particular place. For qm in 1d, it is one value at a particular x0, i. e. , The distribution function over all space describing probability density at different places, describing relative probability densities for different positions. For qm in 1d, it is the function over all space, i. e. , Representation of a vector in a particular basis.