interaction picture

noun

An intermediate representation between the Schrödinger picture and the Heisenberg picture, useful in dealing with changes to the wave functions and observables due to interactions.

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Meanings

nouninteraction picture (plural interaction pictures)

plural interaction pictures

  1. quantum mechanicsAn intermediate representation between the Schrödinger picture and the Heisenberg picture, useful in dealing with changes to the wave functions and observables due to interactions.

    Synonyms: Dirac picture

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn intermediate representation between the Schrödinger picture and the Heisenberg picture, useful in dealing with changes to the wave functions and observables due to interactions.

Similar
Dirac picture
Also see
dirac picture
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APA

interaction picture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interaction%20picture

MLA

“interaction picture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interaction%20picture. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interaction picture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interaction%20picture.

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