Chapter 4: Q3P (page 139)
Use equations 4.27 4.28 and 4.32 to construct Check that they are normalized and orthogonal
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Chapter 4: Q3P (page 139)
Use equations 4.27 4.28 and 4.32 to construct Check that they are normalized and orthogonal
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An electron is in the spin state
(a) Determine the normalization constant .
(b) Find the expectation values of , , and .
(c) Find the "uncertainties" , , and . (Note: These sigmas are standard deviations, not Pauli matrices!)
(d) Confirm that your results are consistent with all three uncertainty principles (Equation 4.100 and its cyclic permutations - only with in place ofL, of course).
The electron in a hydrogen atom occupies the combined spin and position state
(a) If you measured the orbital angular momentum squared , what values might you get, and what is the probability of each?
(b) Same for the component of orbital angular momentum .
(c) Same for the spin angular momentum squared .
(d) Same for the component of spin angular momentum .
Let be the total angular momentum.
(e) If you measureddata-custom-editor="chemistry" , what values might you get, and what is the probability of each?
(f) Same for .
(g) If you measured the position of the particle, what is the probability density for finding it at , , ?
(h) If you measured both the component of the spin and the distance from the origin (note that these are compatible observables), what is the probability density for finding the particle with spin up and at radius ?
(a) Find the eigenvalues and eigenspinors of Sy .
(b) If you measured Syon a particle in the general state X(Equation 4.139), what values might you get, and what is the probability of each? Check that the probabilities add up to 1 . Note: a and b need not be real!
(c) If you measured , what values might you get, and with what probabilities?
(a) Construct the wave function for hydrogen in the state . Express your answer as a function of the spherical coordinates .
(b) Find the expectation value of role="math" localid="1658391074946" in this state. (As always, look up any nontrivial integrals.)
(c) If you could somehow measure the observable on an atom in this state, what value (or values) could you get, and what is the probability of each?
The (time-independent) momentum space wave function in three dimensions is defined by the natural generalization of Equation 3.54:
(a)Find the momentum space wave function for the ground state of hydrogen (Equation 4.80). Hint: Use spherical coordinates, setting the polar axis along the direction of p. Do the θ integral first. Answer:
(b) Check that is normalized.
(c) Use to calculate , in the ground state of hydrogen.
(d) What is the expectation value of the kinetic energy in this state? Express your answer as a multiple of , and check that it is consistent with the virial theorem (Equation 4.218).
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