Quantum Chemistry 4.6 - Commutators

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Short lecture on operator commutators in quantum mechanics.

The commutator of two operators A and B is the difference between acting on a wavefunction with B then A and A then B. Operators act on a function from right to left. If the commutator of two operators is zero, then A and B are said to "commute". If A and B do not commute, then "uncertainty" exists between the measuring of physical properties A and B. There is an inverse relationship between the uncertainty in one property and the uncertainty in the other. The magnitude of the uncertainty is determined by the Schrodinger-Robertson uncertainty relationship. From this, we can derive the Heisenberg uncertainty principle for position and momentum.

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under the commutator: [p-hat_x, x-hat] f(x), after substitution, why is the left hand side a product rule, but the right hand side isn't?

themoon
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How do you derive the inequality sigma_A sigma_B > 1/2 |magnitude ([A, B])|?

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What exactly are commutators? I mean, why invent something like (A, B)= AB-BA? Also, what is their relation with uncertainty? I'm kind of bamboozled, actually. Also, AB-BA smells of matrices.I remember my teacher telling me that matrix mechanics is used in QM and I've also read about Heisenberg using it. Are we there yet?

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could you please explain how to get 1/2(ih bar)=(h bar)/2. thank you

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sir, please explain how we can integrate ψ*ψdtau =1 as you mentioned in video

omarfarukh
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I have a big doubt.
Why we always take complex conjunction in all vedios?
Iam just a beginner and so please clear my doubt.

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Your letters are do small . We can't even see

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