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Slater determinant

Slater determinant noun: an expression that describes the wavefunction of a multifermionic system. It satisfies antisymmetry requirements, and consequently the Pauli exclusion principle, by changing sign upon exchange of two electrons (or other fermions).

Noun

Slater determinant (plural Slater determinants)

  1. (quantum mechanics) An expression that describes the wavefunction of a multifermionic system. It satisfies antisymmetry requirements, and consequently the Pauli exclusion principle, by changing sign upon exchange of two electrons (or other fermions).

Slater determinant meaning in Tamil

Slater determinant in Tamil

ஸ்லாடெர் அணிக்கோவை

Forms of Slater determinant

pluralSlater determinants

Origin of Slater determinant

Named after John C. Slater, who introduced the determinant in 1929 as a means of ensuring the antisymmetry of a many-electron wavefunction, although the wavefunction in the determinant form first appeared independently in Heisenberg's and Dirac's articles three years earlier.

Questions about Slater determinant

What does Slater determinant mean?
Slater determinant means an expression that describes the wavefunction of a multifermionic system. It satisfies antisymmetry requirements, and consequently the Pauli exclusion principle, by changing sign upon exchange of two electrons (or other fermions).
What is Slater determinant in Tamil?
Slater determinant in Tamil is ஸ்லாடெர் அணிக்கோவை. See Slater determinant meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Slater determinant?
Slater determinant is a noun.
What is the plural of Slater determinant?
The plural of Slater determinant is Slater determinants.

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