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Can someone tell me exactly how
[tex]\langle x |\hat{p} | \psi\rangle[/tex]
becomes
[tex]-i \hbar \frac{\partial \psi}{\partial x}[/tex]?
Is
[tex]\hat{p} \langle x |\psi\rangle[/tex]
an intermediary step?
Because isn't [tex]\langle x |\psi\rangle = \psi(x)[/tex]?
[tex]\langle x |\hat{p} | \psi\rangle[/tex]
becomes
[tex]-i \hbar \frac{\partial \psi}{\partial x}[/tex]?
Is
[tex]\hat{p} \langle x |\psi\rangle[/tex]
an intermediary step?
Because isn't [tex]\langle x |\psi\rangle = \psi(x)[/tex]?