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Determine the momenta that can never be measured when a particle has a wave function.

(x)={C;|x|+12w0;|x|>12w}

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Momentawhich obey the relation p=2n蟺丑wwould never be measured.

Step by step solution

01

The Fourier transform

The generalization of the Fourier series is known as Fourier transform and it can also refer to both the frequency domain representation and the mathematical function used. The Fourier transform facilitates the application of the Fourier series to non-periodic functions, allowing every function to be viewed as a sum of simple sinusoids.

The equation of the Fourier transform as,

A(k)=12-+(x)eikxdx

As given particle has a wave function (x)={C;|x|+12w0;|x|>12w}, the Fourier transform A(k) is needed.

The equation for momentum p

p=hk....................(1)

Here, his reduced Planck's constant, and k wave number.

Euler formula will also be used for exponential form to trigonometry form

ei=cos+sin

02

Substitute the given wave function using equation of Fourier transform

The wave function for the particle into the Fourier equation

A(k)=12-+(x)eikxdxA(k)=12-W2+W2(C)e-ikxdxA(k)=C2-W2+W2cos(kx)dx-0A(k)=12-W2+W2cos(kx)dx

Integrate the above expression from the limits using - w / 2 to + w / 2

A(k)=C2-W2+W2cos(kx)dxA(k)=C2sin(kx)k-W2+W2A(k)=C2sinkw2k-sin-kw2k

sin (-ve) Is an odd function, the negative can be pulled out of the sin-kw2, and simplified

A(k)=C2sinkw2k+sinkw2kA(k)=C2sinkw2k

Since that is the function for the amplitude in terms of the wave numbers, there are certain values of k for which A(k) will be zero. Those are the wave numbers, for which no particles will be observed.

A(k)=Csinkw2k0=Csinkw2k0=sinkw2

The only time that the sine is equal to zero is when the argument of the sine is equal to n times , with n being some integer:

0=sinkw2n=kw2

03

Solve for k

Solve for k

n=kw22苍蟺w=k

Substitute 2苍蟺wfor k in the equation (1)

role="math" localid="1658424411417" p=hkp=h2nwp=2n蟺丑w

Conclusion

Momenta that can never be observed which obey the relationp=2nhw

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