Chapter 5 Flashcards
1
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Postulate 4
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2
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Postulate 5
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3
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Normalised eigenfunctions of a Hermitian operator orthonormal
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4
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Know that the expectation value of a quantum measurement is
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5
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Know that the commutator of two operators Aˆ and Bˆ is
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6
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Know that two observables are compatible if
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the operators representing them have a common set of eigenfunctions
7
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Be able to derive the expression for the rate of change of expectation value,
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8
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What are degenerate eigenfunctions
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If they share the same eigenvalue they are degenerate
9
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Procedure for finding the time-dependent wave function
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