Show that the one-dimensional p(x) = Ae−ikx and three-dimensional expression p(x, y, z) = Ae−ikr is a solution to the Cartesian form of the Helmholtz equation, ∇2p + k2p = 0

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Problem 41P: Show that (x,t)=Asin(kxt) and (x,t)=Acos(kxt) do not obey Schrödinger's time-dependent equation.
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Show that the one-dimensional p(x) = Ae−ikx and three-dimensional expression p(x, y, z) = Ae−ikr is a
solution to the Cartesian form of the Helmholtz equation, ∇2p + k2p = 0

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