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- | Both Heisenberg's matrix mechanics and Schrödinger's wave mechanics are formulations both belong to the description known as **[[theories:quantum_mechanics:canonical|canonical quantum mechanics]]**. The relevant mathematical stage for both formulations is [[basic_tools:hilbert_space|Hilbert space]]. The connection between them lies in the identification of Heisenberg's infinite matrices $p_j$ and $q^i$ ($i,j=1,2,3$), representing the momentum and position of a particle moving in $\mathbb{R}^3$, with Schrödinger's operators $-i\hbar\partial/\partial x^j$ and $x^i$ (seen as a multiplication operator) on the Hilbert space $\mathcal H=L^2(\mathbb{R}^3)$, respectively. The key to this identification lies in the [[equations:canonical_commutation_relations|canonical commutation relations]] | + | Both Heisenberg's matrix mechanics and Schrödinger's wave mechanics are formulations both belong to the description known as **[[theories:quantum_mechanics:canonical|canonical quantum mechanics]]**. The relevant mathematical stage for both formulations is [[basic_tools:hilbert_space|Hilbert space]]. The connection between them lies in the identification of Heisenberg's infinite matrices $p_j$ and $q^i$ ($i,j=1,2,3$), representing the momentum and position of a particle moving in $\mathbb{R}^3$, with Schrödinger's operators $-i\hbar\partial/\partial x^j$ and $x^i$ (seen as a multiplication operator) on the Hilbert space $\mathcal H=L^2(\mathbb{R}^3)$, respectively. The key to this identification lies in the [[formulas:canonical_commutation_relations|canonical commutation relations]] |
$$ [p_i,q^j]=-i\hbar \delta^j_i. $$ | $$ [p_i,q^j]=-i\hbar \delta^j_i. $$ | ||
We usually call these two formulations the "**Heisenberg picture**" and the "**Schrödinger picture**", since, both descriptions are actually equivalent. In some sense, the transformation between them is "just a basis change in Hilbert space"((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisenberg_picture)). | We usually call these two formulations the "**Heisenberg picture**" and the "**Schrödinger picture**", since, both descriptions are actually equivalent. In some sense, the transformation between them is "just a basis change in Hilbert space"((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisenberg_picture)). | ||
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**Basics** | **Basics** | ||
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Quantum mechanics is technically difficult. Only a few extremely artificial textbook examples can be solved exactly. For everything else, we need to use approximation techniques to tackle realistic systems. | Quantum mechanics is technically difficult. Only a few extremely artificial textbook examples can be solved exactly. For everything else, we need to use approximation techniques to tackle realistic systems. | ||
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* the Born approximation, | * the Born approximation, | ||
* Fermi's golden rule. | * Fermi's golden rule. | ||
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