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quantum state
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quantum state [′kwän·təm ‚stāt]
(quantum mechanics)
The condition of a physical system as described by a wave function; the function may be simultaneously an eigenfunction of one or more quantum-mechanical operators; the eigenvalues are then the quantum numbers that label the state.


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In a step toward that goal, researchers have transmitted quantum states between atoms and light.
Voronin, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute -- RAS 2:15-2:35 Gravitational Bound Quantum States and Limits on Large Extra Dimensions H.
They would have to be easily and rapidly produced, connections to other components would also have to be devised and a rapid and power-efficient way to modulate the available quantum states would need to be developed.
 
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