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Matrix Mechanics of a Particle in a One-Dimensional Infinite Square Well

Vlatko Vedral

Clarendon Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK

E-mail Address: vlatko.vedral@physics.ox.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1142/S2661339524200026Cited by:0 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

We solve the infinite-potential well problem using the method of Heisenberg’s matrix mechanics. In addition to being of educational value, the matrix mechanics allows us to deal with various unphysical issues caused by this potential in a seemingly unproblematic fashion. We also show how to treat many particles within this representation.

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