6.8. Establish that the position operator & is Hermitian (a) by showing that (p|v) = (v)* or (b) by taking the adjoint of the position-momentum commutation relation
6.8. Establish that the position operator & is Hermitian (a) by showing that (p|v) = (v)* or (b) by taking the adjoint of the position-momentum commutation relation
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The position-momentum commutation relation is given as [x̂,p̂x] = iℏ.
![**6.8.** Establish that the position operator \(\hat{x}\) is Hermitian (a) by showing that
\[
\langle \varphi | \hat{x} | \psi \rangle = \langle \psi | \hat{x} | \varphi \rangle^*
\]
or (b) by taking the adjoint of the position-momentum commutation relation.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc1072533-3c8b-4dfb-9fcc-a07237898431%2F15422848-a4ac-44d6-8711-8f5e013adc0c%2Fw5ruy9n_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:**6.8.** Establish that the position operator \(\hat{x}\) is Hermitian (a) by showing that
\[
\langle \varphi | \hat{x} | \psi \rangle = \langle \psi | \hat{x} | \varphi \rangle^*
\]
or (b) by taking the adjoint of the position-momentum commutation relation.
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