A free particle with mass m has a wavefunction at t = 0 which is given by (x, 0) = Ae~àx² where A and à are real and positive constants. (a) Sketch the wavefunction at t = 0 and determine A using normalization. (b) Determine the wavefunction in k-space $(k). (c) Solve for 4(x, t). (d) Sketch the square of the wavefunction at t = 0, lµ(x,0)|² and at t>0 lp(x,t)l². Comment on what happens to the probability as time increases.

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A free particle with mass m has a wavefunction at t = 0 which is given
by
¥(x, 0) = Ae~àz
where A and à are real and positive constants.
(a) Sketch the wavefunction at t = 0 and determine A using normalization.
(b) Determine the wavefunction in k-space $(k).
(c) Solve for p(x,t).
(d) Sketch the square of the wavefunction at t = 0, lµ(x,0)|² and at t>0
Ip(x,t)l². Comment on what happens to the probability as time increases.
Transcribed Image Text:A free particle with mass m has a wavefunction at t = 0 which is given by ¥(x, 0) = Ae~àz where A and à are real and positive constants. (a) Sketch the wavefunction at t = 0 and determine A using normalization. (b) Determine the wavefunction in k-space $(k). (c) Solve for p(x,t). (d) Sketch the square of the wavefunction at t = 0, lµ(x,0)|² and at t>0 Ip(x,t)l². Comment on what happens to the probability as time increases.
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