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Uncertainty Principle (25 pts)

Background: In this problem you will prove that the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle (HUP) follows directly from the operator formalism which we developed from the de Broglie hypothesis!!! You may regard this proof as either one confirmation that our formalism is consistent with our experimental observations of the HUP or as the precise mathematical link between the Davisson-Germer/G.P. Thomson observations that tex2html_wrap_inline518 and the HUP statement that tex2html_wrap_inline520 .

Hint: You may wish to consult Gasiorowicz, pp. 437-438. Also, you may consult Heisenberg's own proof in his book on pp. 15-18.





Prof. Tomas Alberto Arias
Thu Mar 13 11:45:19 EST 1997