Quote: a quantum mechanical state is described by the amplitudes to be in each of some selected set of base states

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Suppose we have an atom in a given … , and we want to know what will … state .phi. and want to know what are … .psi.. … [p. 5-14] This then is the machinery of quantum … to be in each of some selected set … from one base state to another in the … [p. 5-16] We began by pointing out that our … only to do with the number of states. … [footnote: "The number of base states n may be, and generally is, infinite"].   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: an apparatus is described by the amplitudes to go from one base state to another; from these numbers anything can be calculated

Quote: the base states of a quantum mechanical system are generally infinite

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