𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞
In Quantum Mechanics, is not a "point particle" following some trajectory
The free particle is actually a propagating "wave packet" that spreads out over time
This spread corresponds to uncertainty in position
Check out my neat gif!
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The plotted function in the gif is called a Gaussian Wave Packet
It's also known as a "minimum uncertainty wave packet"
This naming is because if you calculate ΔxΔp for this wave function it equals precisely ℏ/2Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Literally the simpliest case. Haha... Still is pretty, no doubt.
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Now let’s normalize that wave function xD.
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