"spatial wave function" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spatial wave functions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spatial wave function (plural spatial wave functions)
  1. (physics) A separable wavefunction times e^(iEt/ hbar), which is thus a function of only space and not time. Categories (topical): Physics Translations (spatial wave function): 空間波函數 (Chinese Mandarin), 空间波函数 (kōngjiān bōhánshù) (Chinese Mandarin), avaruusaaltofunktio (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-spatial_wave_function-en-noun-CxeqfMyl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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