The Gaussian Wave Packet *

Given the following one dimensional probability amplitude in the position variable x, compute the probability distribution in momentum space. Show that the uncertainty principle is roughly satisfied. \bgroup\color{black}$\psi (x) = ({\alpha\over \pi})^{1\over 4}\; e^{-\alpha x^2/2}$\egroup



Jim Branson 2013-04-22