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Time

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Definition

The parameter along which the quantum state evolves.

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Role

The derivative with respect to tt is the left-hand side of the equation of motion.

Effect

The equation says what Ψ/t\partial\Psi/\partial t must be, not what Ψ(t)\Psi(t) is until you solve it.

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