 Position representation of the momentum operator (source code)

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= Position representation of the momentum operator
{title2=$p=-i\hbar\partial_x$}

In one dimension the momentum operator acts on a position-space wavefunction as $p=-i\hbar\partial_x$, and $p^2=-\hbar^2\partial_x^2$.

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