Test energy – time uncertainty principle for the wave function in Problem 2.5 and the observable x , by calculating σ H , σ x , and d 〈 x 〉 / d t .

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Test energy – time uncertainty principle for the wave function in Problem 2.5 and the observable x, by calculating σH,σx, and d〈x〉/dt.

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