Relating the probability distribution of a de Broglie wave to its phase velocity

  • Ping Xiao Wang
  • , Jia Xiang Wang
  • , Yu Kun Huo
  • , Werner Scheid
  • , Heinrich Hora

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Abstract

We show that the phase velocity in a stationary state of a de Broglie wave can be directly obtained from the probability distribution, i.e. the quantum trajectories, without detailed knowledge of the phase term itself. In other words, the amplitude of a de Broglie wave function describes not only the probability distribution but also the phase velocity distribution. Using this relationship, we comment on two calculations of the Goos-Hänchen shift in de Broglie waves.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1494-1498
Number of pages5
JournalChinese Science Bulletin
Volume57
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2012

Keywords

  • Goos-Hänchen shift
  • de Broglie wave
  • phase velocity

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