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Find the best bound on Egsfor the one-dimensional harmonic oscillator using a trial wave function of the form role="math" localid="1656044636654" (x)=Ax2+b2.,where A is determined by normalization and b is an adjustable parameter.

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It is bigger than the expected value of the ground state energy of the harmonic oscillator=0.707

Step by step solution

01

Define the formula for trial wave function

The trial wave function has the form:

(x)=Ax2+b2

The harmonic oscillator potential has the form

V(x)=12m蝇2x2

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Step 2: Define the normalization of A.

(x)(x)=-*(x)(x)dx=-A2x2+b22dx=1

We know that x=btan

role="math" localid="1656045400533" dx=bsec2胃诲胃-A2(x2+b2)2dx=20A2(x2+b2)2dx2A2b30cos2胃诲胃=2A24b3=1A=2b3

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Step 3: Now find the value of T.

The expectation value of kinetic energy.

T=-22mA2-1(x2+b2)d2dx21(x2+b2)dxd2dx21(x2+b2)=8x2(x2+b2)3-2(x2+b2)2=6x2-2b2(x2+b2)3T=-22m2A206x2-2b2(x2+b2)4dx=24mb2

Now find the value of V expectation potential energy.

V=12m蝇22A20x2(x2+b2)2dx=m蝇22b34b=m蝇2b22

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 Step 4: Now find the value of Hamiltonian expectation.

Expectation value H=T+V

=24mb2+m蝇2b22

Now minimize H

role="math" localid="1656046908842" Hb=-22mb3+m蝇2b=0b=22m2214H24m122m2212m蝇2222m2212min=22=0.707

Which is bigger than the expected value of the ground state energy of the harmonic oscillator=0.707

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