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Ehrenfest theorem

Ehrenfest theorem proper noun: a theorem that relates the time derivative of the expectation values of the position and momentum operators x and p to the expectation value of the force F=-V'(x) on a massive particle moving in a scalar potential V(x).

Proper noun

the Ehrenfest theorem

  1. A theorem that relates the time derivative of the expectation values of the position and momentum operators x and p to the expectation value of the force F=-V'(x) on a massive particle moving in a scalar potential V(x).

Origin of Ehrenfest theorem

Named after Paul Ehrenfest.

Questions about Ehrenfest theorem

What does Ehrenfest theorem mean?
Ehrenfest theorem means a theorem that relates the time derivative of the expectation values of the position and momentum operators x and p to the expectation value of the force F=-V'(x) on a massive particle moving in a scalar potential V(x).
What part of speech is Ehrenfest theorem?
Ehrenfest theorem is a proper noun.

Words near Ehrenfest theorem in the dictionary

  1. Ehrenfest equation
  2. Ehrenfest equations
  3. Ehrenfest model
  4. Ehrenfest models
  5. Ehrenfest paradox
  6. Ehrenfest theorem
  7. Ehrenfestian
  8. Ehrenreich
  9. Ehrenreichs
  10. Ehrenstein illusion
  11. Ehrenstein illusions

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