Ciencia Física Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (3rd Edition)

Ejercicio 10
Capítulo 3, página 132

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

ISBN: 9781107189638
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Paso 1 1 de 2

The wave function of the stationary states of the infinite square well is
given by:

2 nπx
ψn (x) = sin ( )
a
​ ​ ​ ​

a
where a is the width of the well. We need to check that if this function is
an eigenfunction of the momentum operator, the momentum operator is
given by:

d
p^ = −iℏ
​ ​

dx
we can check that directly as:

d 2 nπx
p^ψn = −iℏ
​ ​ sin ( ) ​ ​ ​ ​

dx a a
2 nπ nπx
​

= −iℏ cos ( ) ​
​

a a a
​ ​ ​

ℏnπ nπx
= −i cot ( ) ψn (x) ​ ​ ​

a a

Since the momentum operator doesn’t yield the original wave function
multiplied by a constant, then the wavefunction ψn is not an ​

eigenfunction of momentum. The mean momentum is:

a
⟨p⟩ = ∫ ​ ψn p^ψn dx ​ ​ ​

0
2nπℏ a nπx nπx
= −i 2 ∫ sin ( ) cos ( ) dx ​ ​ ​ ​

a 0 a a
=0

which means the particle is just as likely to be found traveling to the left as
to the right. The magnitude of the momentum is a constant, and it is given
by,

nπℏ
∣p∣ = 2mE = ​ ​

Resultado 2 de 2

The wavefunction ψn is not an eigenfunction of momentum

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