Fock space

noun

An algebraic system used in quantum mechanics to describe quantum states with a variable or unknown number of particles.

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Meanings

nounFock space (plural Fock spaces)

plural Fock spaces

  1. mathematicsAn algebraic system used in quantum mechanics to describe quantum states with a variable or unknown number of particles.

Origin

Named after V. A. Fock, who introduced it in his paper Konfigurationsraum und zweite Quantelung (1932).

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Fock space. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fock%20space

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“Fock space.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fock%20space. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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