Assuming the eigenvalue of position operator ˆx equal to k, can I not write:
⟨ψn|x|ψm⟩=⟨xψn|ψm⟩=⟨kψn|ψm⟩=k⟨ψn|ψm⟩=kδnm
But I know that ⟨x⟩=0 in case of even potentials (I don't know how that happens) and what I have written above is wrong, at least in case of even potentials.
Taking the example of infinite 1D square well, the states are : ψn(x)=Asin(nxπL)dx
then, ⟨ψn|x|ψm⟩=A∫∞−∞sin(mxπL)xsin(nxπL)dx
If m=n=1, $$
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