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For a particle in the harmonic oscillator potential, calculate the followings in any stationary state n:...

For a particle in the harmonic oscillator potential, calculate the followings in any stationary state n:

a) 〈?̂?̂〉? b) 〈?̂?̂〉? c) 〈[?̂, ?̂]〉n

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are these the answers? I'm confused about the notation used in the question. Is it said to calculate just the expectation value? Then we should drop the term n here.

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