Introduction to Field Operators in Quantum Mechanics
- 1 May 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) in American Journal of Physics
- Vol. 41 (5) , 678-690
- https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1987330
Abstract
The equivalence of the field operator formulation of quantum mechanics and ordinary wave mechanics is proved in an efficient and elementary way. The discussion proceeds algebraically from the (anti-) commutation relations, which the field operators are defined to satisfy. Although the paper is introductory and presumes only a knowledge of elementary wave mechanics, it is intended to cover all of the essential elements of the subject in a rigorous way.Keywords
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