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Postulate #1
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Postulate #2
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To every observable in classical mechanics there corresponds a linear hermitian operator in Quantum Mechanics
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Postulate #3
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In any measurement of the observable associated with the operator Â, which satisfy the eigenvalue equation above
 (psi)n = an (psi)n |
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Postulate #4
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If a system is in a state described by a normalized wave function (psi), then the average value of the observable corresponding to  is given by (above)
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Postulate #5
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The wave function, or state function, of a system evolves in time according to the time-dependent Schrödinger equation
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