Question: Show that under a local gauge transformation (14.5) the vector potential A and the form of the wavefunction (28.7) are changed, but no observable is

Show that under a local gauge transformation (14.5) the vector potential A and the form of the wavefunction (28.7) are changed, but no observable is affected.

Data from Eq. 28.7

4nk (x, y) = Hn (- Ak) e-(x-x)/2^, eiky,

Data from Eq. 14.5

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4nk (x, y) = Hn (- Ak) e-(x-x)/2^, eiky,

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