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Speed of a particle in quantum mechanics: phase velocity vs. group velocity
Given that one usually defines two different velocities for a wave, these being the phase velocity and the group velocity, I was asking their meaning for the associated particle in quantum mechanics.
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Confusion between the de Broglie wavelength of a particle and wave packets
So I learned that the de Broglie wavelength of a particle, lambda = h/p, where h is Planck's constant and p is the momentum of the particle. I also learned that a quantum mechanics description of a ...
