How Does Time Dependence Influence Expectation Values in Quantum Mechanics?

kasse · 2008-11-16T21:57:13+00:00

If \Psi (x,t) = \psi (x) g(t), should I then use \Psi or \psi when calculating and ?

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kasse

If [tex]\Psi (x,t) = \psi (x) g(t)[/tex], should I then use [tex]\Psi[/tex] or [tex]\psi[/tex] when calculating [tex]<p>[/tex] and [tex]<p ^2>[/tex]?

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PullMeOut

you should use the [tex]\Psi(x,t)[/tex] while calculating expectation value
it should include t parameter

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