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Description of a particle as a harmonic wave of sharp momentum and as a wave packet with a Gaussian spectral function. Approximation of a wave packet as a sum of harmonic waves. Analogies in optics: harmonic light waves and light wave packets. Discussion of the uncertainty principle.
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Brandt, S., Dahmen, H.D. (1992). Free Particle Motion in One Dimension. In: Quantum Mechanics on the Personal Computer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-97418-2_2
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