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Heisenberg picture

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

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A formulation of quantum mechanics in which the operators (observables and others) incorporate a dependency on time, but the state vectors are time-independent, an arbitrary fixed basis rigidly underlying the theory. It stands in contrast to the Schrödinger picture in which the operators are constant, and further serves to define a third, hybrid picture, the interaction picture.

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Qualifier: quantum mechanics

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Synonyms: Heisenberg representation

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Etymology

Largely due to Werner Heisenberg in 1925.