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Chapter 4, Problem 31E
(a)
To determine
The expression for the classical particle velocity.
(b)
To determine
Whether the velocity of the particle wave matter differ by a factor of
(c)
To determine
The expression for the velocity of the wave and determine if there anything wrong with this velocity expression.
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