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The uncertainty principle and thought experiments:

<x=521420 27; 422-527075

Assuming a thought experiment to precisely measure either

slit with precise an


filament:

Diffraction
of teelections.
potential ? to get parallel beam of electrons so that paro
? Ap, =0 only Ax exists.
From optics, we know for diffraction
coe have SinD = 1222 b= diameter of the circular
Ap~ pSino ? uncertainty is. hole.
? 4p ~ p. 2==
Now Ax=b.
? Ax. Ap~ 1x b=h ? follous Heisenberg's uncestainly
principle.
Refering the above let's derive the minimum uncestainly product.
1 Suppose 4(x) = 12 - (x-x0)/a=. eI px ?Gaussion
Tra? Wavepacket:
14(2017=( 2 ?/2 - 2 ( ? - ? ? ) / ?
???, e
1x14(x)| dx =220
2
4
1 ??= ?
4(2) e ?ax'
minimum
? ??. ??= 2 uncertaint
product
(:)=& The wave function of a barticle at an instant is
4(2) = A. e Yalt
(a) Find a value of A for colich 4(2) is normalized.
(b) Find the probability of finding the particle in the range -?
to + f.
(6) Show that for a given op, the probability to finding the
linear momentum to be in the range plopolp, is maximum at
(a)p=Find
po.the value of p so that the probability of finding the
linear momentum in the range po to ptlp is one footh of the
maximum as in (8).
(a) for normalized wave fi 1440332 = 1.

"lAP.e-27/2) ? ? .= 1 .

et 282 _X#X>0
28? 0 -282190
+ l A T = 1.

28 +(27) 147=1=1.
? LAF=N ? LA= V8 ? A=VD; -Vo; Vr e'Sete.
(6) 14/87 do ? probability for x to xtds.
+ 1 - 281x1

- 1 s

? jiA?: é

=(-27) =0:86.
(c) 19(p) ap = probability for p to ptelp.
00
a (p) = 14(2).e
00

82+582-FOX - 8+7-57
= ?det

alp) = 2 A t ?? Lorentzian fu.


(P-B) 78775 a(p) maximum

? a(p) = C. =>P

? 19401=419(83)? a(p) =? a(p.)


= a (P) = ? a (1) (8-83) 78727

?p=PotsK.

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