What Is the Conjugate of the Wave Function ψ(x)=R(x)e^(ikx)?

[chunhui219]

if the wave function ψ(x)=R(x)e^ikx

then what is it conjugate, ψ*?

 

[tom.stoer]

if the wave function ψ(x)=R(x)e^ikx

then what is it conjugate, ψ*?

I guess R is real; then you get ψ* = (R e^ikx)* = R* e^-ikx = R e^-ikx