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The case of an infinite square well whose right wall expands at a constant velocity (v) can be solved exactly. A complete set of solutions isn(x,t)2wsin(苍蟺ux)ei(mvx22Enint)/2w

Where w(t)a+vtis the (instantaneous) width of the well andEnin222/2ma2 is the nthallowed energy of the original well (width). The general solution is a linear combination of the's:

(x,t)=n=1cnn(x,t)

the coefficients cnare independent oft

a. Check that Equation \(10.3\) satisfies the time-dependent Schr枚dinger equation, with the appropriate boundary conditions.


(b) Suppose a particle starts outrole="math" localid="1659010978273" (t=0) in the ground state of the initial well:

role="math" localid="1659011031703" (x,0)=2asin(ax)

Show that the expansion coefficients can be written in the form

cn=20ei2sin(nz)sin(z)dz

Where mva/22is a dimensionless measure of the speed with which the well expands. (Unfortunately, this integral cannot be evaluated in terms of elementary functions.)

(c) Suppose we allow the well to expand to twice its original width, so the "external" time is given byw(Te)=2a The "internal" time is the period of the time-dependent exponential factor in the (initial) ground state. Determine TeandTi show that the adiabatic regime corresponds to 1sothatexp(iz2)1over the domain of integration. Use this to determine the expansion coefficients,Cn Construct (x,t)and confirm that it is consistent with the adiabatic theorem.

(d) Show that the phase factor inrole="math" localid="1659011579812" (x,t) can be written in the form

(t)=10tE1(t')dt'.

WhereEn(t)n222/2mw2 is the instantaneous eigenvalue, at timet Comment on this result.

Short Answer

Expert verified

a. 22m2nx2=int

b.cn=20e颈伪锄2sin(nz)sin(z)dz

c. Te=av鈥夆赌夆赌Ti=4ma2鈥夆赌夆赌(x,t)=2wsin蟺虫wei(mx22E1iat)/2u

d.(t)=10tE1(t')dt'

Step by step solution

01

The time-dependent Schrodinger equation:

(a)

For an infinite square well whose right wall expands at a constant velocity $v$ with an ntheigenfunction is given by:

n(x,t)=2wsin苍蟺wxei(mvx22Eni伪迟)/2w 鈥︹ (1)

Where,

Eni=n2222ma2 鈥︹ (2)

Is the energy of the well if the starting width is $a$. and,

w(t)a+vt 鈥︹ (3)

The general solution is a linear combination of the 's, that is:

(x,t)=n=1cnn(x,t) 鈥︹ (4)

where the coefficientsCn are independent of t

02

To check the equation:

To check that equation (1) satisfies Schrodinger equation, that is:

22m2nx2=int 鈥︹ (5)

To simplify the problem, let(mvx22Eniat)/2w=(x,t)in (1), so we get:

n=2wsin苍蟺wxe颈蠒

By direct differentiation w.r.t $t$ of equation (1), we get:

nt=2121w3/2vsinnwxei+2wnxw2vcosnwxei+2wsinnwxitei=v2wnxvw2cotnwx+itn

Where,

t=122Eniawvw2(mvx22Eniat)=Eniawvw

Thus the RHS of equation (5) is:

int=iv2w+nxvw2cotnwx+iEniaw+ivwn 鈥︹ (6)

By direct differentiation w.r.t xof equation (1), we get:

nx=2wnwcosnwxei+2wsinnwxeiix

where,

x=mvxw

thus,

nx=nwcotnwx+imvxwn

03

The Second derivative: 

The second derivative w.r.tx is therefore:

2nx2=nw2csc2nwx+imvw+nwcotnwx+imvxw2n

where,

=nw2cot2nwx+i2nmvxw2cotnwxmvxw2

Thus:

2nx2=nw2+imvw+i2nmvxw2cotnwxmvxw2n

Note that1+cot2(x)=csc2(x)

The LHS of equation (5) is:

22m2nx2=ii2mnw2+v2w+nvxw2cotnwx+imv2x22w2n 鈥︹ (7)

Compare this with equation (6) we can see that two terms are the same, and rest of equation (6) in the brackets are:

-=iEriahw+ivw

but, =(mvx22Fniat)/2wandFni=n222/2ma2 thus:

=in222mwn+(mv2x22vFniat)2w2=in22h2mwa+mv2x22w2vEiialhw2=in22hw2mw2a+mv2x22w2n22hvt2mw2a=in22h(wvt)2mw2a+mv2x22w2=in222mw2+mv2x22w2

Where in the last line used (3), If we look on the last line and compare with

(7) we can see that this equal to the first and the last terms of (7). Thus:

22m2nx2=int

04

The ground state of the initial well

(b) Consider a particle starts out t=0in the ground state of the initial well,

(x,0)=2asinax

At t=0equation (4) becomes,

(x,0)=cnn(x,0)

Combine these two equations together, we get:

cnn(x,0)=cn2asinnaxeimex2/2a

Multiply both sides by,

2asinn'axeimx2/2a

And integrate, so we get:

2a0a(x,0)sinn'axeimvx2/2adx=cn2a0sinnaxsinn'axdx

The integral on LHS has a non zero value only if $n=n^{\prime}$, thus:

2a0a(x,0)sinn'axeimex2/2adx=cn'

In general, we got:

cn=2a0aeimvx2/2asinnax(x,0)dx

Substitute from (8) we get:

cn=2a0aeimvx2/2asinnasinaxdx

let:

axz鈥夆赌dx=adz鈥夆赌夆赌mvx22ha=mvz22haa22=mva22z2

cn=20eiaz2sin(nz)sin(z)dz

05

The well to expand to twice its original

(c) The well to expand to twice its original width, so the external time is:

w(Te)=2a

Using equation (3) we get:

a+vTe=2a

Solve forTewe get:

Te=av

To determine the internal time, we set x=0into equation (1) for the ground state, and find the value of tthat makes the argument of the exponential advance by 2so we set the value in the exponential of equation (1) equal to 2 with x=0 and a part from the complex number iso we get:

2E1aTi2w(Te)=22E1aTi2(2a)=2Ti=2E1

Substitute from (2) we get:

Ti=4ma2

For adiabatic regime we have:

role="math" localid="1659013536931" TeTi=av4ma24mav18mav22=81

So,

1

for1 the exponential in the coefficient of part (b) becomes 1 , and thus:cn=20sin(nz)sin(z)dz

this integral has a non zero value only forn=1, so to find the wave function in this case we let cn=1into ( 4) and substitute from (1), so we get:

(x,t)=2wsinxwei(mvx22E1jt)/2w

06

The phase factor in this wave function: 

(d) The phase factor in this wave function is the exponential factor that doesn't depend on xthat is:

(t)=2E1at2w=2t2ma(a+vt)

The ground state energy is:

E1(t)=222mw2

Integrate with respect to time, so we get:

role="math" localid="1659013773976" 0tE1(t')dt'=222m0tdt'(a+vt')2=22t2ma(a+vt)=(t)

Thus the phase factor is :

(t)=10tE1(t')dt'

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Most popular questions from this chapter

(a) Use Equation 10.42 to calculate the geometric phase change when the infinite square well expands adiabatically from width w1to width w2. Comment on this result.

(b) If the expansion occurs at a constant rate(dw/dt=v), what is the dynamic phase change for this process?

(c) If the well now contracts back to its original size, what is Berry's phase for the cycle?

The driven harmonic oscillator. Suppose the one-dimensional harmonic oscillator (mass m, frequency 蝇) is subjected to a driving force of the form F(t) = m 蝇虏 f(t) , where f(t) is some specified function. (I have factored out m 蝇虏 for notational convenience; f(t) has the dimensions of length.) The Hamiltonian is

H(t)=-h22m2x2+12m2x2-m2xf(t) (10.90).

Assume that the force was first turned on at time t=0:f(t)=0fort0t=0.This system can be solved exactly, both in classical mechanics and in quantum mechanics.

(a)Determine the classical position of the oscillator, assuming it started from rest at the origin (xc0=xc0=0). Answer:

xc(t)=0tf(t')sin[t-t']dt'.(10.91).

(b) Show that the solution to the (time-dependent) Schr枚dinger equation for this oscillator, assuming it started out in the nth state of the undriven oscillator (x,0=nx)wheren(x)is given by Equation 2.61), can be written as

n(x)=An(a^+)n0(x),withEn=(n+12)h (2.61).

localid="1656143246748" (x,1)=n(x-xc)eih[-(n+12)ht+mxc(x-xc2)+m220tf(t')xx(t')dt'](10.92).

(c) Show that the Eigen functions and Eigenvalues of H(t) are

n(x,t)=n(x-f);En(t)=(n+12)h-12m2f2 (10.93).

(d) Show that in the adiabatic approximation the classical position (Equation 10.91) reduces to xc(t)f(t)State the precise criterion for adiabaticity, in this context, as a constraint on the time derivative of f. Hint: Write sin[t-t']as(1/dt')cos[t-t']and use integration by parts.

(e) Confirm the adiabatic theorem for this example, by using the results in (c) and (d) to show that

(x,t)n(x,t)ein(t)ein(t)(10.94).

Check that the dynamic phase has the correct form (Equation 9.92). Is the geometric phase what you would expect?

ein(t),wheren(t)1hhtEn(t')dt'(9.92).

The delta function well (Equation 2.114) supports a single bound state (Equation 2.129). Calculate the geometric phase change whengradually increases from1to2. If the increase occurs at a constant rate, (诲伪/dt=c)what is the dynamic phase change for this process?

Show that if n is real, the geometric phase vanishes. (Problems 10.3 and 10.4 are examples of this.) You might try to beat the rap by tacking an unnecessary (but perfectly legal) phase factor onto the eigenfunctions: n(t)e颈蠁苍n(t), wheren(R) is an arbitrary (real) function. Try it. You'll get a nonzero geometric phase, all right, but note what happens when you put it back into Equation 10.23. And for a closed loop it gives zero. Moral: For nonzero Berry's phase, you need (i) more than one time-dependent parameter in the Hamiltonian, and (ii) a Hamiltonian that yields nontrivially complex eigenfunctions.

The adiabatic approximation can be regarded as the first term in an adiabatic series for the coefficientsCm(t)in Equation. Suppose the system starts out in theth state; in the adiabatic approximation, it remains in theth state, picking up only a time-dependent geometric phase factor (Equation):

Cm(t)=mneiyn(t)

(a) Substitute this into the right side of Equationto obtain the "first correction" to adiabaticity:

Cm(t)=cm(0)-0t<mt'lt'n(t')>eiyn(t')ei(n(t')-t!(t'))dt'.[10.95]

This enables us to calculate transition probabilities in the nearly adiabatic regime. To develop the "second correction," we would insert Equationon the right side of Equation, and so on.


(b) As an example, apply Equationto the driven oscillator (Problem). Show that (in the near-adiabatic approximation) transitions are possible only to the two immediately adjacent levels, for which

Cn+1(t)=-m蝇2hn+10tf(t')ei蝇tdt'Cn+1(t)=-m蝇2hn0tf(t')ei蝇tdt'

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