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In proving the Ehrenfest Theorem
This is the typical first line:
\frac{d }{dt}<O> = \frac{\partial}{\partial t} <\psi|O|\psi> = <\dot{\psi}|O|\psi> + <\psi|O|\dot{\psi}>+<\psi|\dot{O}|\psi> <br />
My question is how can the exact differential
\frac{d }{dt}<O>
be changed the partial differential
\frac{\partial}{\partial t} <\psi|O|\psi>
in the first equality. would it not be
\frac{d }{dt}<O>=\frac{\partial}{\partial x} <\psi|O|\psi> \frac{dx}{dt}+\frac{\partial}{\partial t} <\psi|O|\psi>
Have we assumed that \frac{dx}{dt}=0
If so why?
This is the typical first line:
\frac{d }{dt}<O> = \frac{\partial}{\partial t} <\psi|O|\psi> = <\dot{\psi}|O|\psi> + <\psi|O|\dot{\psi}>+<\psi|\dot{O}|\psi> <br />
My question is how can the exact differential
\frac{d }{dt}<O>
be changed the partial differential
\frac{\partial}{\partial t} <\psi|O|\psi>
in the first equality. would it not be
\frac{d }{dt}<O>=\frac{\partial}{\partial x} <\psi|O|\psi> \frac{dx}{dt}+\frac{\partial}{\partial t} <\psi|O|\psi>
Have we assumed that \frac{dx}{dt}=0
If so why?