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| Feb15-09, 10:23 PM | #1 |
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Hermite polynomial and transformation
In the chapter of quantum harmonic oscillator, we use the Hermite polynomial a lot. And the fourier transformation of Hermite polynomial (in wavenumber space) gives
[tex]\mathcal{F} \left\{ \exp (-x^2/2) H_n(x) \right\} = (-i)^n \exp (-k^2/2) H_n(k)[/tex] Now I need to find the similar result in terms of momentum p, I know the relation between wavenumber and momentum is [tex]p = \hbar k[/tex] But I still cannot transform above result to that written in terms of p. Any clue? |
| Feb16-09, 08:17 AM | #2 |
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If you FT a product of two functions of x, you should get a convolution in k space, not a simple product.
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| Feb16-09, 08:30 AM | #3 |
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