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We show that the phase velocity in a stationary state of a de Broglie wave can be directly obtained from the probability distribution, i.e. the quantum trajectories, without detailed knowledge of the phase term itself. In other words, the amplitude of a de Broglie wave function describes not only the probability distribution but also the phase velocity distribution. Using this relationship, we comment on two calculations of the Goos-Hänchen shift in de Broglie waves.
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Wang, P., Wang, J., Huo, Y. et al. Relating the probability distribution of a de Broglie wave to its phase velocity. Chin. Sci. Bull. 57, 1494–1498 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-012-5051-0
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