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Position operator

Known as: Position (quantum mechanics) 
In quantum mechanics, the position operator is the operator that corresponds to the position observable of a particle. The eigenvalue of the operator… 
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2018
2018
Energy transfer and position measurement in quantum mechanics
2016
2016
Relativistic corrections to the algebra of position variables and spin-orbital interaction
2013
2013
High energy bosons do not propagate
2013
2013
Discerning “Indistinguishable” Quantum Systems
In a series of recent papers, Simon Saunders, Fred Muller, and Michael Seevinck have collectively argued, against the folklore… 
2010
2010
QUANTUM GRAVITY, DYNAMICAL ENERGY–MOMENTUM SPACE AND VACUUM ENERGY
We argue that the combination of the principles of quantum theory and general relativity allow for a dynamical energy–momentum… 
2009
2009
Semiclassical and quantum motions on the non-commutative plane
2007
2007
Is quantum field theory a genuine quantum theory? Foundational insights on particles and strings
Practically measurable quantities resulting from quantum field theory are not described by Hermitian operators, contradicting one… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Incoherent electron-phonon scattering in octanethiols
We investigate the influence of molecular vibrations on the tunneling of electrons through an octane-thiolate sandwiched between… 
2002
2002
Reeh-Schlieder Meets Newton-Wigner
The Reeh-Schlieder theorem asserts the vacuum and certain other states to be spacelike superentangled relative to local fields… 
1996
1996
Reconstruction of Wigner Functions on Different Observation Levels
Abstract We present a method for a reconstruction of Wigner functions of quantum mechanical states of light on different… 
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