Sakurai J J Modern Quantum Mechanics and Solutions

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vex" fardet = EE exp out 7a2) (seen! a2 pac", de (a)

= eel '>t-148 The odd term of integrand vanishes, and

« (Welds exp (on! /a2yaqr = Kees . dnt Likewise p2extJardx' = 7%, = Hk. 2 [x13 -W?)S ren! Jade! . 2 + Be ew con2 a2) pet ya a2 1a? = 21We/d? Jax = y2/242 4 We, again deop- at Le ping odd teras in. integrand. ) » Fo —expt (p-Ki)2a2/2421. ‘The expectation value

using monentue Ker Space wave function 1s then’

= [2a |p>peplardp = oF Lp expt (ok) 24/4 yep, im Change variable to q = p-Kiy we have

= CArK Ete) expl-a2e/K2}dq, and cropping the odd integration contribution

n22" arta) pexpi~(p-Ki)2a2/n2 Yep snd changing variable to q = p-Kk (hence p? = q? + zak + W2k2), ve have = Caste I 2h jexpl-q2e2 204 = GMD WOR 28 + WE Za) = Pia? 4 A, 33+ (8) To prove (4) s tar ud mote tnde = sep" |x] xox! [pYydx! = 1x" ep" [xt sex! [plisdxet 3 LL Cari) preset eR" PDH ee Pride Hae mee Wares, Se re er een aet PP TM ao tage pe ee, hence = £03. .s¢p'-9"), Express now = fap" = Jap" SKS, 4 5('-p") = £4p"ep'lale> + r4p"ea|p'>iK2 Gea ‘ = fap ge 748, 19,(P . () Consider momentum eigenket vith eigenvalue p', then Ple'> = p' Ips. tow Consider the ker [p' SOxUREMMID'>.. Ia chis'« omentum etpenket’ and 1€ yeswhat ts the value? To see this’ let's Sperate wich Py than ple = pCexplixs/K])|p'> = fexp(ix3/K)p + (p, exp (ix3/M)| }|p'> end (Py exp(ixd/M)} = =i¥3(explix2/¥})/ax = ~HCAE/Mexp(x2/K). so p|p* ">= (pt + S)exp(ix3/K) |p'> « ("+ 2)|p* exp (ix:/K)p" |p!» + Zexp(tez/0) |p Hence |p! Asvatgenkec of p with eigenvalue p' + 2 and operator exp (4x2; *) St omentum ¢ranslation operator and x 1s the generator of Sonentum eransla-

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