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what are observables ? give operator and operation for the following 1/ position 2/momentum 3/potential energy 4/ total energy


Abinash Chhetri 19th Feb, 2020
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Tunir Sikdar 9th Nov, 2020

Hi Abhinash,

An observable is an operator that corresponds to a physical quantity, such as energy, spin, or position, that can be measured.

Position x is operation

Momentum p is operator

Potential energy U(x) is operator

Total Energy (E) is operation

I am sorry I will not be able to use the differential symbols and notations. You can find your answers at:
https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs191/fa10/notes/chap34.pdf

Hope this helps!


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