Phy5645/schrodingerequationhomework2

By definition:

${\frac {\partial \rho }{\partial t}}={\frac {\partial }{\partial t}}\sum _{i}\rho _{i}({\overrightarrow {r}},t)$

$=\sum _{i}\int \cdots \int d^{3}r_{1}\cdots d^{3}r_{i-1}d^{3}r_{i+1}\cdots d^{3}r_{N}(\Psi ^{\star }{\frac {\partial \Psi }{\partial t}}+{\frac {\partial \Psi ^{\star }}{\partial t}}\Psi )$

$=\sum _{i}\rho _{i}({\overrightarrow {r_{i}}},t)\quad (1)$

The wave function of many particles system $\Psi ({\overrightarrow {r_{1}}}{\overrightarrow {r_{2}}}\cdots {\overrightarrow {r_{N}}},t)$ satisfies the Schrodinger equation for many particles system:

${\begin{cases}i\hbar {\frac {\partial \Psi }{\partial t}}=\sum _{k}(-{\frac {\hbar ^{2}}{2m}}\nabla ^{2})\Psi +\sum _{jk}v_{jk}\Psi \\-i\hbar {\frac {\partial \Psi ^{\star }}{\partial t}}=\sum _{k}(-{\frac {\hbar ^{2}}{2m}}\nabla _{k}^{2})\Psi ^{\star }+\sum _{jk}v_{jk}\Psi ^{\star }\end{cases}}$

Substitute Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{\partial\Psi}{\partial t}} and Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{\partial\Psi^{\star}}{\partial t}} in to formula Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle (1)} , we get:

Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{\partial\rho_{i}}{\partial t}=-\int\cdots\int d^{3}r_{1}\cdots d^{3}r_{i-1}d^{3}r_{i+1}\cdots d^{3}r_{N}\cdot\sum_{k}\frac{\hbar}{2im}(\Psi^{\star}\nabla_{k}^{2}\Psi-\Psi\nabla_{k}^{2}\Psi^{\star})}

Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle =-\int\cdots\int d^{3}r_{1}\cdots d^{3}r_{i-1}d^{3}r_{i+1}\cdots d^{3}r_{N}\cdot\sum_{k}\frac{\hbar}{2im}\nabla_{k}\cdot(\Psi^{\star}\nabla_{k}\Psi-\Psi\nabla_{k}\Psi^{\star})}

We can also have:

Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \nabla\cdot\overrightarrow{j}\equiv\sum_{i}\nabla_{i}\cdot\sum_{i}j_{i}(\overrightarrow{r_{i}},t)}

Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle =\nabla_{1}\cdot\overrightarrow{j_{1}}(\overrightarrow{r_{1}},t)+\nabla_{2}\cdot\overrightarrow{j_{2}}(\overrightarrow{r_{2}},t)+\cdots\nabla_{i}\cdot\overrightarrow{j_{i}}(\overrightarrow{r_{i}},t)\cdots}

Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle =\sum_{i}\nabla_{i}\cdot\overrightarrow{j_{i}}(\overrightarrow{r_{i}},t)}

Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle =\frac{\hbar}{2im}\sum_{i}\int\cdots\int d^{3}r_{1}\cdots d^{3}r_{i-1}d^{3}r_{i+1}\cdots d^{3}r_{N}\times\nabla_{j}\cdot(\Psi^{\star}\nabla_{k}\Psi-\Psi\nabla_{k}\Psi^{\star}) \quad (2)}

Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{\partial\rho}{\partial t}=\sum_{i}\frac{\partial\rho}{\partial t}=\sum_{i}\int\cdots\int d^{3}r_{1}\cdots d^{3}r_{i-1}d^{3}r_{i+1}\cdots d^{3}r_{N}\times\sum_{k}\frac{\hbar}{2im}\nabla_{k}\cdot(\Psi^{\star}\nabla_{k}\Psi-\Psi\nabla_{k}\Psi^{\star}) (3) }

Combine the sum over in equation Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle (3)} , we find that the terms for $i\neq k$ do not exist any more, so equation $(2)$ is the same as equation $(3)$, so we get ${\frac {\partial \rho }{\partial t}}+\nabla \cdot {\overrightarrow {j}}=0$

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