Commutativity Equation Of Hamilton and Position Operators

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How can we show \left[\hat{H},\hat{x}\right]=\frac{-i\hbar}{m} \hat{p_{x}} ?
 
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\left[\hat{p_{x}}^2,\hat{x}\right]=\left[\hat{p_{x}},\hat{x}\right]\hat{p_{x}}+\hat{p_{x}}\left[\hat{x},\hat{p_{x}}\right] ( from leibniz rule)
 
buraqenigma said:
How can we show \left[\hat{H},\hat{x}\right]=\frac{-i\hbar}{m} \hat{p_{x}} ?

Well, do you know the form of the Hamiltonian?
 
[p^2,x] = ppx - xpp = p[p,x]-pxp - [x,p]p + pxp
 
buraqenigma said:
\left[\hat{p_{x}}^2,\hat{x}\right]=\left[\hat{p_{x}},\hat{x}\right]\hat{p_{x}}+\hat{p_{x}}\left[\hat{x},\hat{p_{x}}\right] ( from leibniz rule)

Yes, that is correct.
 
if we know \left[\hat{p}_x,\hat{x}\right]=-i\hbar we can show this equation. Thanks my friends for your helps.
 
So how does the Hamiltonian look like ?
 
buraqenigma said:
if we know \left[\hat{p}_x,\hat{x}\right]=-i\hbar we can show this equation. Thanks my friends for your helps.

Yes, but you will have to start with the Hamiltonian operator first,
\hat H = {\hat {p}^2 \over {2m}} + V(\vec r)}
and arrive at your result.
 
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