Chapter 3: Q16P (page 114)
Solve Equation 3.67 for . Note that and are constants.
Short Answer
Equation 3.67 for is
Chapter 3: Q16P (page 114)
Solve Equation 3.67 for . Note that and are constants.
Equation 3.67 for is
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Get started for freeThe Hermitian conjugate (or adjoint) of an operator is the operatorsuch that
(A Hermitian operator, then, is equal to its Hermitian conjugate:)
(a)Find the Hermitian conjugates of x, i, and.
(b) Construct the Hermitian conjugate of the harmonic oscillator raising operator,(Equation 2.47).
(c) Show that.
The Hamiltonian for a certain three-level system is represented by the matrix
Two other observables, A and B, are represented by the matrices ,where ω, , and μ are positive real numbers.
(a)Find the Eigen values and (normalized) eigenvectors of H, A and B.
(b) Suppose the system starts out in the generic staterole="math" localid="1656040462996"
with . Find the expectation values (at t=0) of H, A, and B.
(c) What is ? If you measured the energy of this state (at time t), what values might you get, and what is the probability of each? Answer the same questions for A and for B.
Apply Equation 3.71 to the following special cases: (a)Q=1; (b)Q=H; (c)Q=x; (d)Q=p. In each case, comment on the result, with particular reference to Equations 1.27,1.33,1.38, and conservation of energy (comments following Equation 2.39).
Show that the energy-time uncertainty principle reduces to the "your name" uncertainty principle (Problem 3.14), when the observable in question is x.
Show that if for all functions(in Hilbert space), thenfor allrole="math" localid="1655395250670" and(i.e., the two definitions of "Hermitian" -Equations 3.16 and 3.17- are equivalent).
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