Virtual state
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title:
Virtual state
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In quantum physics, a virtual state is a very short-lived, unobservable quantum state. In many quantum processes a virtual state is an intermediate state, sometimes described as "imaginary" in a multi-step process that mediates otherwise forbidden transitions. Since virtual states are not eigenfunctions of any operator, normal parameters such as occupation, energy and lifetime need to be qualified. No measurement of a system will show one to be occupied, but they still have lifetimes derived fro
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In quantum physics, a very short-lived, unobservable quantum state
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_state
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2009-08-22T22:20:21Z
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2024-09-11T23:16:03Z
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