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I'm trying to figure out this equation.
<br /> {\Psi} = Ae^{-a(bx-ct)^2}<br />
I've expanded this to
<br /> {\Psi} = Ae^{-ab^2x^2-abxct-ac^2t^2}<br />
When I try to find the derivative I get this
<br /> \left(\newcommand {\pd}[3]{ \frac{ \partial^{#3}{#1} }{ \partial {#2}^{#3} } }<br /> <br /> \pd{\Psi}{t}{}\right)_x = (-2ac^2t-abxc)Ae^{-ab^2x^2-abxct-ac^2t^2}<br />
I should get this instead
<br /> \left(\newcommand {\pd}[3]{ \frac{ \partial^{#3}{#1} }{ \partial {#2}^{#3} } }<br /> <br /> \pd{\Psi}{t}{}\right)_x = (-2abcx-2ac^2t)Ae^{-ab^2x^2-abxct-ac^2t^2}<br />
Can anyone tell me where my error is and how I can fix it?
<br /> {\Psi} = Ae^{-a(bx-ct)^2}<br />
I've expanded this to
<br /> {\Psi} = Ae^{-ab^2x^2-abxct-ac^2t^2}<br />
When I try to find the derivative I get this
<br /> \left(\newcommand {\pd}[3]{ \frac{ \partial^{#3}{#1} }{ \partial {#2}^{#3} } }<br /> <br /> \pd{\Psi}{t}{}\right)_x = (-2ac^2t-abxc)Ae^{-ab^2x^2-abxct-ac^2t^2}<br />
I should get this instead
<br /> \left(\newcommand {\pd}[3]{ \frac{ \partial^{#3}{#1} }{ \partial {#2}^{#3} } }<br /> <br /> \pd{\Psi}{t}{}\right)_x = (-2abcx-2ac^2t)Ae^{-ab^2x^2-abxct-ac^2t^2}<br />
Can anyone tell me where my error is and how I can fix it?
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