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How is a wavefunction $\psi(x)$ written in Dirac's notation? What's the physical significance of the complex number $\psi(x)$ for given $x$ ?
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This notation is part of the bra-ket notation introduced by Paul Dirac, which provides a convenient way to represent quantum states and their properties. Show more…
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