1.I.8D

Quantum Mechanics | Part IB, 2004

From the time-dependent Schrödinger equation for ψ(x,t)\psi(x, t), derive the equation

ρt+jx=0\frac{\partial \rho}{\partial t}+\frac{\partial j}{\partial x}=0

for ρ(x,t)=ψ(x,t)ψ(x,t)\rho(x, t)=\psi^{*}(x, t) \psi(x, t) and some suitable j(x,t)j(x, t).

Show that ψ(x,t)=ei(kxωt)\psi(x, t)=e^{i(k x-\omega t)} is a solution of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation with zero potential for suitable ω(k)\omega(k) and calculate ρ\rho and jj. What is the interpretation of this solution?

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