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Difference between pure and thermal states

As far as I know by inserting a harmonic potential $V(x) = \frac{1}{2}m \omega x^2$ into the time-independent schrödinger equation I can obtain the wave-functions eigenstates and eigenvalues (energies)...
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Difference between pure quantum states and coherent quantum states

In the post What is coherence in quantum mechanics? and the answer by udrv in this post it seems to imply that a pure quantum state and coherent quantum state are the same thing since any pure state ...
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What is quantum entanglement? [closed]

What is quantum entanglement? Please be pedagogical. Edit: I have updated my background under my profile.
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