| wave mechanics | |
| 7/9 | Interpretation Wave mechanics charts new territory in terminology and requires a radical switch in thinking. Familiar terms of place or impulse are replaced by the wave function, based on which probability statements as well as means (expectations) of place and impulse or temporary fluctuations can be calculated. Consequently, it becomes more difficult to use terms as measurement and forecast in quantum theory. Controversies caused by these difficulties remain today. |