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    Apr 26, 2012, 06:34 AM
    wave function
    Wave_function is a probability amplitude in quantum mechanics describing the quantum state... etc

    I want to know that what is answer of this relation :

    I need an axplain for this relation.
    thanks.
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    Apr 26, 2012, 03:28 PM
    This is the very definition of the inner product using bra-ket notation. You could change that equals sign into a "is defined as" sign, because this equation is defining the meaning of the left-hand side of the equation.

    In a finite-dimensional complex Hilbert space, the bras and kets represent vectors (kets being traditional column vectors of the complex components of the vector, one component for each dimension; and bras being the same, but a complex conjugate transpose [i.e. a row vector of the complex conjugates of the dimensional components]).

    Hence, for a finite number of dimensions, n, you can think of bra-ket notation as simple matrix algebra: a 1-by-n bra times an n-by-1 ket results in a scalar 1x1. In regular old 3-dimensional space, this is the same as the dot product. For example, given vectors A and B,



    where Ax is the x-component of vector A, etc. Note that, since we're talking about real 3-dimensional space, the complex conjugate is meaningless, and hence the relationship boils down to the dot product.



    Now, in the context of quantum mechanics, we're no longer talking about a finite-dimensional space. The "dimensions" in this case may represent possible quantum states, of which there can be infinitely many (though most states usually have near-zero probability).

    The relationship stays the same; it's equivalent to taking the dot product of two vectors in n-dimensional (complex Hilbert) space as the number of dimensions goes to infinity. The only difference is that, due to the infinite dimensionality, the summation changes to an integral.

    I hope that helps.
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    Apr 28, 2012, 09:38 AM
    Thank you but I want answer of that relation too
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    Apr 28, 2012, 09:39 AM
    Thank you but I need answer too

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