Let x^,p^ and H(x^,p^)=p^2/2m+V(x^) be the position operator, momentum operator and Hamiltonian for a particle moving in one dimension. Let ∣ψ⟩ be the state vector for the particle. The position and momentum eigenstates have inner products
⟨x∣p⟩=2πℏ1exp(ipx/ℏ),⟨x∣x′⟩=δ(x−x′) and ⟨p∣p′⟩=δ(p−p′).
Show that
⟨x∣p^∣ψ⟩=−iℏ∂x∂ψ(x) and ⟨p∣x^∣ψ⟩=iℏ∂p∂ψ~(p)
where ψ(x) and ψ~(p) are the wavefunctions in the position representation and momentum representation, respectively. Show how ψ(x) and ψ~(p) may be expressed in terms of each other.
For general V(x^), express ⟨p∣V(x^)∣ψ⟩ in terms of ψ~(p), and hence write down the time-independent Schrödinger equation in the momentum representation satisfied by ψ~(p).
Consider now the case V(x)=−(ℏ2λ/m)δ(x),λ>0. Show that there is a bound state with energy E=−ε,ε>0, with wavefunction ψ~(p) satisfying
ψ~(p)=πℏλ2mε+p21∫−∞∞ψ~(p′)dp′
Hence show that there is a unique value for ε and determine this value.