Question

This operator’s commutator with an operator A times i over h-bar equals the time derivative of A’s expectation value minus the expectation value of A’s time derivative in the Heisenberg picture. This quantity’s Poisson bracket with a constant of motion equals zero. If this quantity is time-independent, then the time evolution operator equals this quantity’s exponential. This quantity’s operator on the wavefunction is i h-bar times (10[1])the wavefunction’s time (10[1])derivative in the time-dependent Schrodinger equation, while its time-independent form sets this quantity’s operator on psi equal to “E psi.” The Legendre transform of the Lagrangian equals this quantity, which is minimized at the ground state. For 10 points, what quantity (-5[1])is the sum (-5[1])of the “potential” (10[1])and “kinetic” forms (-5[1])of a (10[1])quantity measured in joules? ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Hamiltonian [or total energy; prompt on energy or H; reject “potential energy” or “kinetic energy”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Athena Shadden (UG)Texas AVassar B6510
Jacob Tow (UG)Colorado CollegeMissouri6810
Brielle Rach (D2)IowaOregon State109-5
Mitchell Hackett (D2)Central OklahomaTexas C112-5
Eshan Pant (D2)NYU AOle Miss11510
Chloe Wei (D2)McGill EMississippi State118-5
Zaid Asif (D2)NYU BArkansas12010
Cyrus ZhouWUSTL ATexas D12510
Jackson Hopper (UG)Mississippi StateMcGill E12510
Brynn JonesOregon StateIowa12510

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