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UIUC PHYS 486 BECK MIDTERM 2
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Physics
Undergraduate 4
10/28/2019
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inner product
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[image] in integral form
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Observables are represented by
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hermitian operators
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Hermitian operator Q
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Determinate states are eigenfunctions of
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Q
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Eigenvalue eqn for Q operator
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Q Ψ = q Ψ

Ψ = eigenfunction
q = eigenvalue
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Integration by parts formula
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Normalizeable eigenfunctions of a hermitian operator
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are orthogonal (int f*g = 0) and their eigenvalues are real
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Expectation value of Qop
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Hilbert Space
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[x,p] =
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i hbar
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Generalized uncertainty principle
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The system is initially in state (a+), and you want probability of (b-)
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TISE
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Allowed energy for a hydrogen atom
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E_1/n^2
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Label spacial wavefunctions for hydrogen
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[L^2, L_(x,y,z)]
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L^2, Lz eigenvalues/fn
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