ket
Meaning
A column vector, in Hilbert space, especially as representing the state of a quantum mechanical system; the complex conjugate transpose of a bra (a row vector); a ket vector. Symbolised by |...〉.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɛt/
Etymology
From bra-ket notation invented by Paul Dirac, from bracket.
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