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Wavefunction

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The complex amplitude whose modulus squared gives measurement probabilities in the chosen representation.

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Carries the state. The left side says how Ψ\Psi changes in time; the right side applies the Hamiltonian to that same Ψ\Psi.

Effect

Ψ\Psi appears on both sides: the Hamiltonian acts on the current state to produce its instantaneous rate of change.

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