大学物理 ›› 2024, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (7): 1-.doi: 10.16854/j.cnki.1000-0712.230387

• 教学研究 •    下一篇

动量算符在坐标表象中表示式的一种引入方法

孙雅婷,王锋   

  1. 北京理工大学物理学院,北京100081
  • 收稿日期:2023-10-26 修回日期:2024-01-08 出版日期:2024-08-15 发布日期:2024-09-19
  • 作者简介:孙雅婷(1998—),女,山西吕梁人,北京理工大学物理学院22级博士研究生,学士,主要从事离子能损过程研究工作.
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(11774030,51735001);北京市自然科学基金(2192049)资助

An approach to introduce the expression of the momentum  operator in the coordinate representation

SUN Ya-ting, WANG Feng   

  1. School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • Received:2023-10-26 Revised:2024-01-08 Online:2024-08-15 Published:2024-09-19

摘要: 在量子力学中,算符和态矢量在不同的表象下有不同的数学表达形式,因此可以选择合适的表象来研究特定的问题.在大学物理教材中,对动量算符在坐标表象下表达式的引入,大多都是基于自由粒子态在坐标表象下的波函数是平面波的基本假设,导致其引入过程在数学上不够严密,造成学生困惑.本文结合泰勒平移算符数学公式和量子力学基本对易关系式,另辟新径推导动量算符在坐标表象中的数学表达形式.这种引入方法在数学上更严密,且在教学上更有启发性.

关键词: 动量算符, 坐标表象, 泰勒平移, 对易关系

Abstract: In quantum mechanics, operators and state vectors have different mathematical representations in different representations, allowing for the choice of a suitable representation to study specific problems. In most university physics textbooks, the introduction of the expression of the momentum operator in the coordinate representation is based on the basic assumption that the wave function of a free particle in the coordinate representation is a plane wave, which leads to a less rigorous mathematical derivation and causes confusion among students. In this paper, we propose a new approach to derive the mathematical expression of the momentum operator in the coordinate representation, combining the mathematical formula of Taylors translation operator and the fundamental commutation relation in quantum mechanics. This introduction method is more mathematically rigorous and more inspiring in teaching.

Key words: momentum operator, coordinate representation, Taylor's translation, commutation relation