Anatomy of a quantum `bounce'
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We discuss some of the properties of the `collision' of a quantum mechanical wave packet with an infinitely high potential barrier, focusing on novel aspects such as the detailed time-dependence of the momentum-space probability density and the time variation of the uncertainty principle product $Δx_t \cdot Δp_t$. We make explicit use of Gaussian-like wave packets in the analysis, but also comment on other general forms.
13 pages, 5 separate .ps figures
13 pages, 5 separate .ps figures