State of a well determined position particle

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The discussion centers on the representation of a free particle with a well-defined position, denoted as \( r_0 \) at time \( t=0 \). The participant correctly identifies that this state is an eigenstate of the position operator with eigenvalue \( r_0 \) and expresses it in the momentum basis using the formula \( \mid \psi (t_{0})\rangle = \frac{1}{(2\pi \hbar)^{3/2}}\int d^{3}p\mid \bold{p}\rangle e^{-i\bold{p}\cdot \bold{r_{0}}/\hbar} \). They seek to apply the evolution operator to this state, utilizing the Hamiltonian of a free particle. The participant confirms their understanding of the transition from position to momentum representation through the closure relation for the momentum basis.

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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?

[tex]\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}[/tex]

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:

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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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See your other thread on this problem...
 
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I read your hint in the other thread. Then what I've just put here is right, isn't it? I put the state straightforward in the momentum basis just by introducing the closure relation for the |p> basis into the |r0> state...
 

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