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Wave Packet and the Uncertainty Principle

Iraj R. Afnan

Published Apr 14, 2011• 0 citations
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We devote this chapter to the concept of the superposition of waves to construct wave packets that satisfy the uncertainty principle and the Schrodinger equation.
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10.2174/978160805250911101010022

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