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The 25 pages that link to Wavefunction, each with the reason it gives.

• Atomic orbitalNarrower topic: An orbital is an electron wavefunction specialized to an atom.

• Molecular orbitalNarrower topic: An orbital is a wavefunction, not a literal path traced by an electron.

• Valence bond theoryRelated: Atomic orbitals and molecular bonding arrangements are represented by wavefunctions.

• Zero-point energyRelated: A ground-state wavefunction has spatial spread, corresponding to nonzero kinetic energy.

• Heisenberg uncertainty principleRelated: Its spatial and momentum representations expose the spreads constrained by the principle.

• Density matrixCompared with: A wavefunction specifies a pure state, whereas density matrices also accommodate mixtures.

• Parity (physics)Related: Parity acts on a wavefunction by evaluating it at the inverted coordinates.

• Hybrid orbitalRelated: Orbital mixing combines wavefunctions, not physical orbit-shaped objects.

• Quantum fieldCompared with: A quantum field is not simply a particle wavefunction; it can describe changing particle numbers.

• Fritz LondonRelated: London used quantum states to describe how electrons behave in molecules.

• Electron densityCompared with: Unlike density, a wavefunction retains phase and broader many-electron information.

• p orbitalRelated: The p orbital’s lobes and nodes represent features of its wavefunction.

• Scattering amplitudeCompared with: A wavefunction describes a state, whereas a scattering amplitude connects incoming and outgoing states.

• Wave mechanicsBroader topic: Wave mechanics expresses physical states through this object.

• Azimuthal quantum numberNarrower topic: Atomic orbital shapes arise from wavefunctions whose angular parts are indexed by ℓ.

• Particle in a boxNarrower topic: Its shape inside the box determines where the particle may be detected.

• Momentum operatorNarrower topic: The position-space momentum operator acts directly on the wavefunction.

• Quantum degeneracyNarrower topic: Its spatial extent determines how readily neighboring particles’ states overlap.

• Quantum potentialNarrower topic: Its amplitude supplies the function whose curvature defines the quantum potential.

• Douglas HartreeRelated: Hartree’s calculations approximated atomic wavefunctions for individual electrons.

• Finite potential wellNarrower topic: Its spatial form reveals localization and barrier penetration.

• Bra–ket notationCompared with: A wavefunction gives basis-specific components of the ket.

• Position and momentum spacesNarrower topic: The position and momentum wavefunctions are two representations of the same state.

• Quantum tunnellingNarrower topic: A nonzero wavefunction beyond the barrier gives tunnelling a nonzero probability.

• Relativistic quantum mechanicsRelated: Single-particle relativistic equations initially describe wavefunctions evolving in spacetime.