An elementary derivation of the quantum virial theorem from Hellmann-Feynman theorem

2016-07-01
İpekoğlu, Yusuf
Turgut, Sadi
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A simple proof of the quantum virial theorem that can be used in undergraduate courses is given. The proof proceeds by first showing that the energy eigenvalues of a Hamiltonian remain invariant under a scale transformation. Then invoking the Hellmann-Feynman theorem produces the final statement of the virial theorem.
General Physics and Astronomy
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/48687
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
Department of Physics, Article

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Y. İpekoğlu and S. Turgut, “An elementary derivation of the quantum virial theorem from Hellmann-Feynman theorem,” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS, pp. 0–0, 2016, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/48687.
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