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4.12 If A and B are both Hermitian, which of the following three operators are Hermitian? (a) i(AB-BA) Chapter 4 Preparatory Concepts. Function Spaces and Hermitian Operators (b) (AB - BA o Âľ + ß (c) 2 (d) If Āis not Hermitian, is the product At A Hermitian? (e) If A corresponds to the observable A, and ß corresponds to B, what is a "good" (i.e., Hermitian) operator that corresponds to the physically observable product AB?
8. (9 pts: 3 per part) Consider an operator 1/3 i (a) Calculate the Hermitian adjoint R (b) Is the operator R Hermitian or not? Explain. What can you conclude about its eigenvectors? What can you conclude about its eigenvalues? (c) Calculate the eigenvalue(s) of R (hint: it is non-degenerate)
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3. Use the Spectral Theorem to prove that if T is a normal operator on a finite dimensional complex inner product space V, then there exists a normal operator U on V such that T= U2 4. Give an example of a Hermitian operator T' on a finite dimensional inner product space V such that there does not exist a Hermitian operator U on V with T- U that is, Exercise 3 cannot be extended to...
Show that the tensor product of two Hermitian operators is also Hermitian.
Consider two Hermitic operators B and C. Show that if B and C are Hermitian, then the operator B + iC is not hermitic.
Consider a linear operator, 82 with Po(x) pi(a) 1 p()-0 As a linear space of functions where L is self-adjoint, consider the following "periodic'-like" boundary conditions, where, as usual, po(z) = w(z)po(x). The weighting function w(z) is, so far, unknown. (a) Identify, up to a constant, the weighting function (a) of the inner productu for which L can potentially become a self-adjoint operator; (b) Assume that L acts on a space of functions defined on an interval with b) Show...
3. (5 points) Chapter 3. #4 (modified). Prove the following properties related to Hermitian operators: (a) If Ô and 6 are Hermitian, so is Ê + 0. (b) If z is any complex number and if Ô is Hermitian, then zÔ is Hermitian if and only if z is real. (c) If Ê and Ộ are Hermitian and if they commute, the Ộ Ô is Hermitian. In your proof, indicate explicitly which step requires the two operators to commute. (d)...
(a) There are a set of eigenstates ๒n) for the Hermitian operator A with non-degenerate eigenvalues an and a state |ψ Σ¡c; Write down the equation relating the states |>n), the operator A and the eigenvalues a 1. ,n ii. Using Dirac notation explain the requirement for an operator to be Hermitian iii. Explain the relation between the eigenvalues of an operator and the measured iv. For to be properly normalised show the condition required for the values V. Express...
(a) There are a set of eigenstates ๒n) for the Hermitian operator A with non-degenerate eigenvalues an and a state |ψ Σ¡c; Write down the equation relating the states |>n), the operator A and the eigenvalues a 1. ,n ii. Using Dirac notation explain the requirement for an operator to be Hermitian iii. Explain the relation between the eigenvalues of an operator and the measured iv. For to be properly normalised show the condition required for the values V. Express...
2. Schrodinger equation In quantum mechanics, physical quantities cor- respond to Hermitian operators. In particular, the total energy of the system corresponds to the Hamiltonian operator H, which is a hermitian operator The 'state of the system' is a time dependent vector in an inner product space, l(t)). The state of the system obeys the Schrodinger equation We assume that there are no time-varying external forces on the system, so that the Hamiltonian operator H is not itself time-dependent a)...