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Rabbot
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I have a question about expectation values in quantum mechanics.
Since calculating <x>=[itex]\int\Psi*x\Psi[/itex] does x always make this functions odd? If [itex]\Psi[/itex] is odd then [itex]\Psi*[/itex] I would assume is odd as well and then <x> would be odd*odd*odd, if [itex]\Psi[/itex] is even then I again assume it would be even*odd*even. Does an odd function make the whole function odd regardless of the two even functions?
Since calculating <x>=[itex]\int\Psi*x\Psi[/itex] does x always make this functions odd? If [itex]\Psi[/itex] is odd then [itex]\Psi*[/itex] I would assume is odd as well and then <x> would be odd*odd*odd, if [itex]\Psi[/itex] is even then I again assume it would be even*odd*even. Does an odd function make the whole function odd regardless of the two even functions?