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Spectral theory is so named because the mathematical spectrum of certain operators in quantum mechanics are precisely the [[Absorption Spectrum|absorption spectra]] of various materials. | Spectral theory is so named because the mathematical spectrum of certain operators in quantum mechanics are precisely the [[Absorption Spectrum|absorption spectra]] of various materials. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:55, September 21, 2011
In mathematics, spectral theory is the study of the "spectrum", or set of eigenvalues, of an operator.
Spectral theory is so named because the mathematical spectrum of certain operators in quantum mechanics are precisely the absorption spectra of various materials.