Consider the wave function 𝜓(𝑥) = 𝐴𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑘𝑥 where A, k are constants. Is this the eigenstate of the operators 𝐻̂, 𝑝̂, 𝑝̂ 2 of a particle moving in a potential-free region. If so find the eigenvalues.
To verify it, we will simply apply these operators (we know their representation) :
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