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A free particle has the initial wave function
(x,0)=Ae-a|x|,

where A and a are positive real constants.

(a)Normalize(x,0).

(b) Find(k).

(c) Construct (x,t),in the form of an integral.

(d) Discuss the limiting cases very large, and a very small.

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(a)ThevalueofAis,a.(b)Thevalueofkis,a22ak2+a2.(c)Thex,tisexpressedas,a3/2-1k2+a2eikx-hk22mtdk.(d)x,0isasharp,narrowspikeforlargea,whereask2/蟺补isbroad.x,0isabroadandatforsmalla,whilek2a3//k2isasharp,narrowspike.

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01

Given information

Initial wave function is given as:

(x,0)=Ae-a|x|,

Where A and a are positive real constants.

02

Significance of wave function

In quantum physics, a wave function is a variable quantity that mathematically explains a particle's wave properties. The magnitude of a particle's wave function at a certain point in space and time depends on how likely it is that the particle was there at the time.

03

Normalizing ψ(x,0)

To find the constant A, use the normalizing condition, where

1=-x,02dx=2A20e-2axdx

But the integrand is an even function over a symmetric region, so it is written as,

1=2A2e-2ax-2a0=A2aA=a

Hence the value of A is,a.

04

Finding ϕ(k)

Tofind,kitisexpressedas,k=A2-e-axe-ikxdx=A2-e-axcoskx-isinkxdx

The cosine integrand is even, and the sine is odd, so the latter vanishes and

k=2A20e-axcoskxdx=A20e-axeikx+e-ikxdx=A20eik-ax+e-ik+axdx=A2eik-axik-a+e-ik+ax-ik+a0k=A2-1ik-a+1ik+a=A2-ik-a+ik-a-k2-a2SubstitutethevalueofAintheaboveequation.k=a22ak2+a2Hencethevalueofkis,a22ak2+a2.

05

Constructing ψ(x,t) in the form of integrals

Thefunctionofx,tisexpressedas,x,t=12-keikx-hk2mtdkSubstitutethevalueofkintheaboveequation.x,t=12-a22ak2+a2eikx-hk22mtdkx,t=122a32-1k2+a2eikx-hk22mtdk=a3/2-1k2+a2eikx-hk22mtdkHencethex,tisexpressedas,a3/2-1k2+a2eikx-hk22mtdk

06

Discussing the limiting cases very large and very small

While k2/ais broad and at for big a,x,0 is a sharp, narrow spike; position is well-defined, but momentum is poorly defined. k2a3//k2is a sharp, narrow spike for small a, while x,0is a broad and at; position is poorly defined but momentum is clearly defined

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