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know I'm missing something obvious.
for a momentum operator p = -iħ d/dx
if I square the -iħ part I get (+1)ħ2
but I believe the correct value (as in the kinetic energy of the Hamiltonian) is
-ħ/2m d2/dx2.
how is the value of the term -ħ/2m where the square of -i = +1?
Thanks!
for a momentum operator p = -iħ d/dx
if I square the -iħ part I get (+1)ħ2
but I believe the correct value (as in the kinetic energy of the Hamiltonian) is
-ħ/2m d2/dx2.
how is the value of the term -ħ/2m where the square of -i = +1?
Thanks!