wave packet
noun
: a pulse of radiant energy that is the resultant of a number of wave trains of differing wavelengths
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Using the quantum wave-particle duality, in which matter behaves both like tiny billiard balls and wave packets, engineers can then use lasers and magnetic fields to split the BEC cloud into two or more coherent matter-wave packets.
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IEEE Spectrum, 3 June 2024
When later recombined, the interference patterns of the multiple wave packets are studied to discover even the most minuscule accelerations—tinier than conventional accelerometers could measure—to the wave packets’ positions in three-dimensional space.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 June 2024
The equations of quantum mechanics describe how the wave packet splits in two upon hitting the obstacle.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2020
Now picture the wave packet traveling, tsunami-like, toward a barrier.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2020
This bell curve, called a wave packet, is centered at position A.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2020
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IEEE Spectrum, 3 June 2024
When later recombined, the interference patterns of the multiple wave packets are studied to discover even the most minuscule accelerations—tinier than conventional accelerometers could measure—to the wave packets’ positions in three-dimensional space.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 June 2024
The equations of quantum mechanics describe how the wave packet splits in two upon hitting the obstacle.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2020
Now picture the wave packet traveling, tsunami-like, toward a barrier.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2020
This bell curve, called a wave packet, is centered at position A.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2020
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“Wave packet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wave%20packet. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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