Schrodinger equation of a free particle in the rectilinear

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The discussion focuses on the Schrödinger equation of a free particle in a rectilinear reference frame. It establishes that when transitioning from a laboratory reference to a uniformly moving rectilinear reference, the form of the Schrödinger equation remains unchanged. However, if the rectilinear reference frame is under uniform acceleration, an additional energy term equivalent to a static potential field is introduced, opposing the direction of acceleration. The implications of these findings suggest significant extensions to the understanding of quantum mechanics in non-inertial frames.

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Schrödinger equation of a free particle in the rectilinear


With the wave function in the laboratory reference already known, relate the wave functions of the initial and new references via phase factors, and represent the time and spatial derivatives of the initial wave function with those of the wave function in new reference. Through adjusting the phase factor, conclusions are drawn that when the rectilinear reference frame moves uniformly to the laboratory reference, the form of Schrödinger equation remains unchanged; yet if the rectilinear reference is under uniform acceleration, the Schrödinger equation (and its Hamiltonian) will add an energy dimensional term equivalent to a static potential field towards the opposite direction of the acceleration. In the end extensions of the conclusions are put forward.
 
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