Saturday, 20 June 2015

quantum mechanics - $lambda=frac{2h}{p}$ instead of $lambda=frac{h}{p}$?


I am studying quantum physics and there is something I don't understand:





  1. I know that for any particle $E=hf$ (Einstein relation) and




  2. $v=\lambda f$ ($v$ is the speed of the particle).




  3. I also know that the kinetic energy is $E_k=\frac{mv^2}{2}$.




Solving those 3 equations for $\lambda$: $$h\frac{v}{\lambda}=\frac{mv^2}{2},$$ I finally find $$\lambda=\frac{2h}{mv}=\frac{2h}{p},$$ which is not consistent with the De Broglie relation $$\lambda=\frac{h}{p}.$$ Where am I wrong in my development?





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