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Thank you everyone. I've read more in detail this section but I will tell you my own way of explaining this and tell me if I'm wrong. The wave function depends both on its position (x) and time (t). We can split the wave function into two parts, one that represents the time and the other one...

I'm not exactly sure what it means when my book says that the wave function ψ(x,t) is a probability amplitude of knowing where the particle is in position x at time t.

Yes rhombusjr your exactly right it's the problem/solutions I have trouble with. Seems for me that sometimes I don't exactly understand what I need to do and I wish it had a solution manual. Can you tell me exactly what the book is?

Yes jtbell it does seem like a non-traditional approach that's why it has been difficult for me to get help online. Thank you for the suggestions but I'm trying to find an ebook so if anyone can send me a link of some.

Hi everyone I'm having a little trouble in my class and part of the reason is because my book is very confusing to me. The book is: Quantum Physics: A Fundamental Approach to Modern Physics by John S. Townsend What sidebook would anyone recommend for me so I can get a better grasp of the...

Homework Statement A particle of mass m moves in the potential energy V(x)= \frac{1}{2} mω2x2 . The ground-state wave function is \psi0(x)=(\frac{a}{π})1/4e-ax2/2 and the first excited-state wave function is \psi1(x)=(\frac{4a^3}{π})1/4e-ax2/2 where a = mω/\hbar What is the average value of...