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One of the cornerstones of quantum mechanics is that bound particles cannot be stationary—...

One of the cornerstones of quantum mechanics is that bound particles cannot be stationary—even at zero absolute temperature! A “bound” particle is one that is confined in some finite region of space, as is an atom in a solid. There is a nonzero lower limit on the kinetic energy of such a particle. Suppose a particle is confined in one dimension to a region of width L. Obtain an approximate formula for its minimum kinetic energy.

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