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(a) Using Equation 4.88, work out the first four Laguerre polynomials.

(b) Using Equations 4.86, 4.87, and 4.88, find v(ÒÏ), for the case n=5,I=2.

(c) Find v(ÒÏ)again (for the case role="math" localid="1658315521558" n=5,I=2), but this time get it from the recursion formula (Equation 4.76).

Lq(x)=eqq!(ddx)q(e-x-x9)(4.88)v(ÒÏ)=Ln-2l+1l-1(4.86)Lqp(x)≡(-1)pddxÒÏLp+q(x)(4.87)cj+1=2(j+l+1-n)(j+1)(j+2l+2)cj(4.76)

Short Answer

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(a)TheFirst four Laguerre polynomials are

L0=1L1=1-xL2=2-4x+x2L3=6-18x+9x2-x3

(b)The value ofis v(p) isV(ÒÏ)=21-14ÒÏ+2ÒÏ2

(c)The value of isv(ÒÏ)=c0-23c0ÒÏ+221c0ÒÏ2=c021(21-14ÒÏ+2ÒÏ2)

Step by step solution

01

Definition of the radial wave function

The probability of finding an electron in some finite volume element around a point at a distance of r from the nucleus is given by the radial wave function R(r), which is simply the value of the wave function at some radius r.

02

First four Laguerre polynomials

(a)

The associated Laguerre polynomial is given by equation as

For q=0

L0=exe-xL0=1

Forq=1

L1=exdxd(e-xx)=ex[e-x)-e-xx]=1-x.

for q=2

L2=ex2ddx2exx2=ex2ddx2xe-x-e-x2=ex22e-x-2xe-x+e-xx2-2xe-x=1-2x+12x2

for q=3:

L3=ex6ddx3e-xx3=ex6ddx2-e-xx3+3x2e-x=ex6ddxe-xx3+3x2e-x3x2e-x+6xe-x=ex6-e-xx3+3x2e-x+6x2e-x-12xe-x-6xe-x+6e-x=1-3x+32x2-16x3

Thus,

L0=1L1=1-xL2=2-4x+x2L3=6-18x+9x2-x3

03

Determine v(ρ)

(b)

Need to write vÒÏusing,

v(ÒÏ)=L25(2ÒÏ)L25(x)=(-1)5(dxd)5L7(x)

Need to find L7xas:

L7x=exddx7x7e-x=ex7!ddx67x6e-x-x7e-x=exddx542x5e-x-7x6e-x+x7e-x=exddx4210x4e-x-42x5e-x-84x5e-x+14x6e-x+7x6e-x-x7e-x=exddx22520x2e-x-840+3360x3e-x+840+1260x43-x-252+168x5e-x+228+7x6e-x-x7e-x

=exddx2 (2520x2e-x-840+3360x3e-x=840+1260x4e-x-252+168x5e-x+28+7x6e-x-x7e-x)L7x=ex[5040e-x-5040+30240ex-x+15120+37800x2e-xL7x=-12600+8400+8400x3e-x+2100+2100+3150x4e-x-630+252x5e-x+42+7x6e-x-x7e-x]=5040-25280x+52920x2-29400x3+7350x4882x5+49x6-x7

Now, to take the 5th derivative to this to find L25any variable x with power less than 5 will vanish, therefore

localid="1658377935803" L25=-ddx5-882x5+49x6-x7=--8825.4.3.2+49×12x+42x2=60882×2-49×12x+42x2=252042-14x+x2

Thus,

vÒÏ=252042-28ÒÏ+4ÒÏ2=504021-14ÒÏ+2ÒÏ2

04

Calculate v(ρ) using the equation in part (b)

(c)

In this part we will repeat part (b) but using the equations:

v(ÒÏ)=∑j=0∞cjpjcj+1=2(j+l+1-n)(j+1)(j+2l+2)cj(4.76)

For n=5andI=2

v52(ÒÏ)=c0+c1ÒÏ+c2ÒÏ2

Where the constants can be determined using the above equation as:

c1=2(3-5)16c0=-23c0.

c2=2(4-5)27c1=-17c1=221c0c3=2(5-5)38

Substitute into, we get

v(ÒÏ)=c0-23c0ÒÏ+221c0ÒÏ2=c021(21-14ÒÏ+2ÒÏ2)

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(a) Starting with the canonical commutation relations for position and momentum (Equation 4.10), work out the following commutators:

[LZ,X]=ihy,[LZ,y]=-ihx,[LZ,Z]=0[LZ,px]=ihpy,[LZ,py]=-ihpx,[LZ,pz]=0

(b) Use these results to obtain [LZ,LX]=ihLydirectly from Equation 4.96.

(c) Evaluate the commutators [Lz,r2]and[Lz,p2](where, of course, r2=x2+y2+z2andp2=px2+py2+pz2)

(d) Show that the Hamiltonian H=(p2/2m)+Vcommutes with all three components of L, provided that V depends only on r . (Thus H,L2,andLZand are mutually compatible observables.)

(a)Derive Equation 4.131 from Equation 4.130. Hint: Use a test function; otherwise you're likely to drop some terms.

(b)Derive Equation 4.132 from Equations 4.129 and 4.131 .Hint : Use Equation 4.112.

(a) Work out the Clebsch-Gordan coefficients for the case s1=1/2,s2=anything. Hint: You're looking for the coefficients A and Bin

|sm⟩=A|1212⟩|s2(m-12)⟩+B|12(-12)⟩|s2(m+12)⟩

such that|sm⟩ is an eigenstate of . Use the method of Equations 4.179 through 4.182. If you can't figure out whatSx(2) (for instance) does to|s2m2⟩ , refer back to Equation 4.136 and the line before Equation 4.147. Answer:

;role="math" localid="1658209512756" A=s2+12±m2s2+1;B=±s2+12±m2s2+1

where, the signs are determined bys=s2±1/2 .

(b) Check this general result against three or four entries in Table 4.8.

Construct the spin matrices(Sx,Sy a²Ô»åSz) , for a particle of spin 1. Hint: How many eigenstates ofSz are there? Determine the action of Sz, S+, and S−on each of these states. Follow the procedure used in the text for spin 1/2.

(a) What isL+Y1I? (No calculation allowed!)

(b) Use the result of (a), together with Equation 4.130 and the fact thatLzY1I=hIYII to determineYII(θ,ϕ) , up to a normalization constant.

(c) Determine the normalization constant by direct integration. Compare your final answer to what you got in Problem 4.5.

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