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Hi, I'm trying to derive a wave equation for a gaussian wavepacket for both the position (x) and the momentum (k), for a wave packet of width sigma, at some initial position x0 and with an initial momentum k0.
Now I have worked out the initial wavepacket equation to be:
psi(x) = (sigma*sqrt(pi))^1/2 * exp(-(x-x0)^2 / 2*sigma^2) * exp(ik0(x-x0)
and I've Fourier transformed the result to get the initial momentum wavepacket:
phi(k) = (sigma/sqrt(pi))^1/2 * exp(-(sigma^2 * (k-k0)^2) / 2) * exp(-ik0x)
Now I'm not sure how to progess in order to achieve a time dependent version of the equation... I've tried a few methods but I'm not too sure... Any help would be great!
Now I have worked out the initial wavepacket equation to be:
psi(x) = (sigma*sqrt(pi))^1/2 * exp(-(x-x0)^2 / 2*sigma^2) * exp(ik0(x-x0)
and I've Fourier transformed the result to get the initial momentum wavepacket:
phi(k) = (sigma/sqrt(pi))^1/2 * exp(-(sigma^2 * (k-k0)^2) / 2) * exp(-ik0x)
Now I'm not sure how to progess in order to achieve a time dependent version of the equation... I've tried a few methods but I'm not too sure... Any help would be great!