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I must write the state of a free particle with well determined position (r0) at t=0. I assume that, as it has well-determined position, it's an eigenstate of position operator, with eigenvalue r0. So is this it, in the momentum basis?
\mid \psi (t_{0})\rangle = \mid {\bold{r}}_{0}\rangle=\frac{1}{(2\pi \hbar)^{3/2}}\int d^{3}p\mid \bold{p}\rangle e^{-i\bold{p}\cdot \bold{r_{0}}/\hbar}
However, this would be the state of ANY particle, not just a free particle...
I need it in order to apply the evolution operator to it:
[URL]http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/1/0/3/10317da44bf13fbd709cd642c5143b9f.png[/URL]
with:
[PLAIN]https://www.physicsforums.com/latex_images/25/2520739-3.png
Being the hamiltonian of a free particle:
[PLAIN]https://www.physicsforums.com/latex_images/13/1375576-2.png
I will obviously get the state on the p-representation. Is this correct?
I seem to have very serious trouble with the fundamentals of Dirac notation...
\mid \psi (t_{0})\rangle = \mid {\bold{r}}_{0}\rangle=\frac{1}{(2\pi \hbar)^{3/2}}\int d^{3}p\mid \bold{p}\rangle e^{-i\bold{p}\cdot \bold{r_{0}}/\hbar}
However, this would be the state of ANY particle, not just a free particle...
I need it in order to apply the evolution operator to it:
[URL]http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/1/0/3/10317da44bf13fbd709cd642c5143b9f.png[/URL]
with:
[PLAIN]https://www.physicsforums.com/latex_images/25/2520739-3.png
Being the hamiltonian of a free particle:
[PLAIN]https://www.physicsforums.com/latex_images/13/1375576-2.png
I will obviously get the state on the p-representation. Is this correct?
I seem to have very serious trouble with the fundamentals of Dirac notation...
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