An Introduction to Thermal Physics · Problem A.10

Systems of Interacting Particles — Daniel Schroeder

Physics — Statistical Mechanics · uncertainty-principle-sketch

Problem

Sketch a wavefunction for which the product

(\Delta x)(\Delta p_x)

is much greater than

h/4\pi

. Explain how you would estimate

\Delta x

and

\Delta p_x

for your wavefunction.