TOPIC 6 p. 47Extracting information from the wavefunction 
- Peter Atkins, Peter AtkinsLincoln College
- Julio de PaulaJulio de PaulaChemistry Lewis & Clark College
- , and Ronald FriedmanRonald FriedmanIndiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne
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Contents
Postulate III: quantum mechanical operators 47
Brief illustration 6.1: The kinetic energy operator in two dimensions 49
Postulate IV: eigenvalues and eigenfunctions 50
Example 6.1: Identifying an eigenfunction 50
Brief illustration 6.2: The wavefunction as an eigenfunction 51
Checklist of concepts 52...