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If I select a random person off the street, the probability that her age is
precisely 16 years, 4 hours, 27 minutes, and 3.333 ... seconds is zero.
The only sensible thing to speak about is the probability that her age lies in
some interval-say, between 16 and 17.
If the interval is sufficiently short, this probability is proportional to the
length of the interval.
probability density
The probability that x lies between a and b (a finite interval) is given by
the integral of (x):
Continuous Variables
Discrete
Continuous
Problem
Determine A
NORMALIZATION
is the probability density for finding the particle at point x, at
time t
Normalizing the
wave function
Is it consistent with Schrdinger equation ?
Schrdinger equation:
NORMALIZATION
is the probability density for finding the particle at point x, at
time t
Conjugate
Probability current
=
(, )
Charge density
Current density
Continuity Equation
The Schrdinger equation
in three-dimension
and its complex conjugate
Subtracting we get,
Where,
Where,
Can be written as
Continuity equation in
Quantum mechanics
Example
Find the probability current for the wave function:
Answer:
Examples
Plane wave function
, = ()
, =
=0
2
Consistent with Electrodynamics
=
=
Expectation Value
Postulate: expectation value of the velocity is equal to the time derivative of the expectation
value of position