Chapter 3: 3.16P (page 114)
Solve Equation 3.67 for . Note that and are constants.
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Equation 3.67 for is
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Chapter 3: 3.16P (page 114)
Solve Equation 3.67 for . Note that and are constants.
Equation 3.67 for is
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Extended uncertainty principle.The generalized uncertainty principle (Equation 3.62) states that
where.
(a) Show that it can be strengthened to read
[3.99]
where. Hint: Keep the term in Equation 3.60
(b) Check equation 3.99 for the case(the standard uncertainty principle is trivial, in this case, since; unfortunately, the extended uncertainty principle doesn't help much either).
Solve Equation 3.67 for . Note that and are constants.
Sequential measurements. An operator ,representing observable A, has two normalized eigenstates and , with eigenvalues and , respectively. Operator , representing observable , has two normalized eigenstates and , with eigenvalues and . The eigenstates are related by
(a) Observable Ais measured, and the value is obtained. What is the state of the system (immediately) after this measurement?
(b) If is now measured, what are the possible results, and what are their probabilities?
(c) Right after the measurement of ,Ais measured again. What is the probability of getting ? (Note that the answer would be quite different if I had told you the outcome of the measurement.)
Show that two noncommuting operators cannot have a complete set of common eigenfunctions. Hint: Show that if and have a complete set of common eigenfunctions, then for any function in Hilbert space.
Supposefor constants Aand a.
(a) Determine A, by normalizing.
(b) Find, and(at time).
(c) Find the momentum space wave function, and check that it is normalized.
(d) Useto calculate, and(at time).
(e) Check the Heisenberg uncertainty principle for this state.
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