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authorPrefetch2021-02-20 16:10:49 +0100
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Minor improvements to "Probability current"
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+% Probability current
+
+
# Probability current
-In quantum mechanics, the *probability current* expresses the movement
-of the probability of finding a particle. Or in other words, it treats
-the particle as a heterogeneous fluid with density $|\psi|^2$. Now, the
-probability of finding the particle within a volume $V$ is given by:
+In quantum mechanics, the *probability current* describes the movement
+of the probability of finding a particle at given point in space.
+In other words, it treats the particle as a heterogeneous fluid with density $|\psi|^2$.
+Now, the probability of finding the particle within a volume $V$ is:
$$\begin{aligned}
P = \int_{V} | \psi |^2 \dd[3]{\vec{r}}
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
}
\end{aligned}$$
-This states that probability is conserved, and is reminiscent of charge
+This states that the total probability is conserved, and is reminiscent of charge
conservation in electromagnetism. In other words, the probability at a
point can only change by letting it "flow" towards or away from it. Thus
$\vec{J}$ represents the flow of probability, which is analogous to the