Does H(r) Equal Hψ(r) in Quantum Mechanics?

  • Thread starter Thread starter andyc100
  • Start date Start date
andyc100
Messages
2
Reaction score
0
Does H(\underline{r})=H\psi(\underline{r}) ?
 
Physics news on Phys.org
...in my textbook it says that P\psi(\underline{r})=\psi(\underline{-r}) where P is the parity operator.

and that H(\underline{r})=H(\underline{-r})

Thus P\psi(\underline{r})=p\psi(\underline{r}) where p is the parity eigenvalue.

Im having difficulty getting to this myself. Could some one please show me how?
 
andyc100 said:
Does H(\underline{r})=H\psi(\underline{r}) ?

This makes no sense. In the lhs you have an operator and in the rhs you have a vector. Also, in you second post, the <conclusion> is actually an assumption. The assumption is that P is an operator in Hilbert space for which the spectral equation makes sense.
 
We often see discussions about what QM and QFT mean, but hardly anything on just how fundamental they are to much of physics. To rectify that, see the following; https://www.cambridge.org/engage/api-gateway/coe/assets/orp/resource/item/66a6a6005101a2ffa86cdd48/original/a-derivation-of-maxwell-s-equations-from-first-principles.pdf 'Somewhat magically, if one then applies local gauge invariance to the Dirac Lagrangian, a field appears, and from this field it is possible to derive Maxwell’s...
I read Hanbury Brown and Twiss's experiment is using one beam but split into two to test their correlation. It said the traditional correlation test were using two beams........ This confused me, sorry. All the correlation tests I learnt such as Stern-Gerlash are using one beam? (Sorry if I am wrong) I was also told traditional interferometers are concerning about amplitude but Hanbury Brown and Twiss were concerning about intensity? Isn't the square of amplitude is the intensity? Please...
Insights auto threads is broken atm, so I'm manually creating these for new Insight articles. Towards the end of the first lecture for the Qiskit Global Summer School 2025, Foundations of Quantum Mechanics, Olivia Lanes (Global Lead, Content and Education IBM) stated... Source: https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/quantum-entanglement-is-a-kinematic-fact-not-a-dynamical-effect/ by @RUTA
Back
Top