Solving Hermitical Operator Homework Questions

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In summary, the conversation is about finding the integral of f(r) over a range of 0 to infinity, using the integration by parts method. The final answer is confirmed to be correct.
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Should I do this
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And also what would the integral of f(r) equal to at -inf<r<0?
 
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##\int_{0}^{\infty} \psi^*i\frac{\partial}{\partial r} r^2 \varphi dr##

The range of ##r## is ##0## to ##\infty##. For your first step, you might try an integration by parts.
 
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TSny said:
##\int_{0}^{\infty} \psi^*i\frac{\partial}{\partial r} r^2 \varphi dr##

The range of ##r## is ##0## to ##\infty##. For your first step, you might try an integration by parts.
Thank you very much!
 
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TSny said:
##\int_{0}^{\infty} \psi^*i\frac{\partial}{\partial r} r^2 \varphi dr##

The range of ##r## is ##0## to ##\infty##. For your first step, you might try an integration by parts.
I get that the answer is https://imgur.com/OdTtc5D Is it correct?
 
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Yes, I think that's correct.
 
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