symbolic calculation in quantum mechanics

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November 25, 2012
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Hello all,

I want to reproduce with Mathcad some symbolic quantum mechanics calculations done with Mathematica.

It is just standard homework question.

Occasionally, the correct formal equation just stall.

It is a lost cause or does it some special syntax I am not aware of ?

I am using Mathcad 15.

Thanks for the help,

Pierre

2_Symbolic-resolution-xmcd.zip

1_QM-mathematica-nb.zip

Math Homework

Best answer by Ninetrees

I chanced upon this today, and wondered if you were pursuing the inner product, not the sum of the elements squared...note the assignment of a symbolic result to a variable...The latest Mathematica has more support for QM symbolics, but overall it seems that it will not quite do as much for me as Mathcad, though my work is more "concrete", even when addressing theoretical physics questions.

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AlanStevens

19-Tanzanite

These integrals are too difficult for the Mupad symbolic engine in M15 to deal with. Since Hermite polynomials have a simple recurrence relationship it's possible the approach illustrated below might be of some use to you.

Alan