In classical mechanics, the parameters that define the configuration of a system are called generalized coordinates, and the vector space defined by these coordinates is called the configuration space of the physical system.

What is meant by configuration space?

In mathematics, a configuration space is a construction closely related to state spaces or phase spaces in physics. In physics, these are used to describe the state of a whole system as a single point in a high-dimensional space.

What is configuration space in quantum mechanics?

In the quantum mechanics the domain space of the wave functions is the classical configuration space . In classical field theory, the configuration space of the field is an infinite-dimensional space. The single point denoted in this space is represented by the set of functions where and. represents an index set.