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Phys486 Midterm1
UIUC Phys486
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Physics
Undergraduate 4
09/25/2019
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TDSE
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Probability of finding a particle between a and b at time t
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< j >
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(average value of j)
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Normalization
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< x >
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< p > (3 definitions)
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< T >
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TISE
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Hamiltonian operator
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Calculating expectation values for < x > and < x^2 > shortcuts
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odd function with x -> goes to 0
even function -> double and change bounds
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Uncertainty principle
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Stationary states
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The expectation values, probability densities, etc do not depend on time
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Phi(t)
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E_n for infinite square well
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ψ_n inside infinite well
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c_n
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f(x) is the wavefunction (generic)
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< H >
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Probability of states in well
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|c_n|^2
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