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Wave Packet in Three Dimensions

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The position of the classical particle in three-dimensional space is described by the components x, y, z of the position vector:

$${{ r}} = (x,y,z).$$

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    From Chapter 10 onward we denote the mass of a particle by the capital letter M. This is done to avoid confusion with magnetic quantum number m.

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Brandt, S., Dahmen, H.D. (2012). Wave Packet in Three Dimensions. In: The Picture Book of Quantum Mechanics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3951-6_10

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