Let be an operator with a complete set of orthonormal eigenvectors: (a) Show that can be written

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Let be an operator with a complete set of orthonormal eigenvectors:

(a) Show that can be written in terms of its spectral decomposition:

for any vector |α>.

(b) Another way to define a function of
 is via the spectral decomposition:

Show that this is equivalent to Equation 3.100 in the case of e 

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Introduction To Quantum Mechanics

ISBN: 9781107189638

3rd Edition

Authors: David J. Griffiths, Darrell F. Schroeter

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