Calculate the uncertainties dr = V(x2) and op = V(p²) for %3D a particle confined in the region -a < a < a. The wave function of the particle is: 1 (x) = COS -a a, r<-a. %3D

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Calculate the uncertainties dr = V(x2) and op = V(p²) for
%3D
a particle confined in the region -a < a < a. The wave function of the
particle is:
1
(x) =
COS
-a <r < a,
Va
2a
(x) = 0,
a > a,
r<-a.
%3D
Transcribed Image Text:Calculate the uncertainties dr = V(x2) and op = V(p²) for %3D a particle confined in the region -a < a < a. The wave function of the particle is: 1 (x) = COS -a <r < a, Va 2a (x) = 0, a > a, r<-a. %3D
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Step 1

Given:

The wavefunction of the particle is:

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Introduction:

The uncertainty principle is a mathematical inequality that asserts a fundamental limit to the precision with which the values for certain pairs of physical quantities of a particle. Such pairs of variables are known as canonically conjugate pairs. 

Step 2

Calculation:

Calculate the value of x2.

x2=-aax21acos2πx2adxx2=12a-aax21+cosπxadxx2=12a-aax21+cosπxadxx2=12ax33-aa+12a-aax2cosπxadxx2=12a2a33+12ax2-aacosπxadx-2a2aπ-aaxsinπxadxx2=12a2a33+12ax2sinπxa-aa+1πxcosπxa-aax2=12a2a33+1πxcosπxa-aax2=a23

Calculate the value of x2.

x2=a23

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