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Hilbert Space

A complete abstract vector space possessing an inner product that allows length and angle to be defined for infinite-dimensional function spaces.

Governing formula ⟨f, g⟩ = ∫ f*(x) g(x) dx, ||f|| = √(⟨f, f⟩)
SI unit Complete Inner Product Space

In depth

Serves as the rigorous mathematical state space for quantum mechanics. Quantum wave functions represent state vectors in Hilbert space, and physical observables are self-adjoint Hermitian operators.

Examples in the real world

Expanding quantum wave functions in complete orthonormal bases in L² Hilbert function space.