Generalized uncertainty principle and the solution limits of the
Schrödinger equation due to attenuated eigenfunction
Abstract
General Relativity, quantum gravity, black hole physics, and string
theory all indicate the possibility of the existence of a minimal
observable length in the order of Planck length. This notice and others
lead to modifying the Heisenberg uncertainty principle to be the
Generalized Uncertainty Principle (GUP), as illustrated in many
literatures. While the base of quantum mechanics, the Schrödinger
equation, did not show this principle, it was used to solve many
problems without indicating the limits of their solutions. Here, in this
study, some consequences of GUP in the quantum mechanics spirit were
presented in one of the most well-known quantum problems: a particle in
a one-dimensional box. The study shows a suggested term to be added to
the Schrödinger equation, which is derived from an attenuated
wavefunction and describes the particle dimension as well as its wave
nature according to a minimal length. This concept can be used to solve
high-energy physics problems and black hole problems, besides Hawking
radiation.