Monday, May 30, 2016

Why we dont have "direct" velocity operator just as p? ( as use p space not v? ) in quantum mechanics?


why there is no direct velocity operator on quantum mechanic while there is for mumentum ( px=d/dx ) Also why use mumentum space not velocity?



Answer



There is a speed operator in quantum mechanics, as there's a time derivative operator for all operators, using the Heisenberg equation :


ddtA(t)=i[H,A(t)]+At


For speed, this will be


v=ddtx=i[H,x]


A simple Hamiltonian is H=p22m+V(x). x will commute with the potential, leaving


v=i2m[p2,x]=pm



which is the same relation as in classical mechanics, except with operators. A similar relation exists for F=ma, which is dpdt=i[H,p]=V(x).


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