State Vector

State vector may refer to:

  • A Quantum state vector
  • A state vector (geographical) specifies the position and velocity of an object in any location on Earth's surface
  • Orbital state vectors are vectors of position and velocity that together with their time, uniquely determine the state of an orbiting body in astrodynamics or celestial dynamics

Famous quotes containing the word state:

    “A work in progress quickly becomes feral. It reverts to a wild state overnight. It is barely domesticated, a mustang on which you one day fastened a halter, but which now you cannot catch. It is a lion you cage in your study. As the work grows, it gets harder to control; it is a lion growing in strength. You must visit it every day and reassert your mastery over it. If you skip a day, you are, quite rightly, afraid to open the door to its room.”
    —Annie Dillard (b. 1945)