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(a) Prove the following corollary to the variational principle: If gs=0then谩贬帽Efe whereEfe is the energy of the first excited state. Comment: If we can find a trial function that is orthogonal to the exact ground state, we can get an upper bound on the first excited state. In general, it's difficult to be sure that is orthogonal togsi since (presumably) we don't know the latter. However, if the potentialV(x) is an even function of x, then the ground state is likewise even, and hence any odd trial function will automatically meet the condition for the corollary.

(b) Find the best bound on the first excited state of the one-dimensional harmonic oscillator using the trial function(x)=Axe-bx2

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(a) The upper bound on the first eigen state's energy :HE1

(b) The best bound on the one-dimensional harmonic oscillator's first excited stateH32min

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01

Define the formula for the trial wave function

The trial wave function has the form:

(x)=Ax2+b2

The harmonic oscillator potential has the form of:

V(x)=12m2x2

02

Step 2: Find the normalization of A by using the upper bound on the first eigen state energy

(a)

Solve the problem by denoting the ground state as 0and the first excited state by 1with energies E0and E1 respectively.

Because any wave function may be expressed as a set of orthonormal eigenfunctions,

role="math" localid="1658305418096" (x)=n=0cnn(x)

Where the coefficients cnare given bycn=n

Since we have 1=0 then, the coefficient of the ground state is :

1=0

The Hamiltonian expectation value is now given by:

Hu=n=0Encn2=c12E1+n=0Encn2

Therefore, as the equation's second term is positive, we can deduce:HE1

Which is an upper bound on the first eigen state's energy.

03

Step 3: Find the normalization of A.

(b)

A's normalization

=-A2x2e-2bx2=1

Using Gauss integral as:

-e-2bx2dx=2b

Perform this integral and get,

-x2e-bx2dx=2b14bA22b14b=1A=4b2b

Find the normalization of T as:

role="math" localid="1658312071939" T=-22mA2xe-bx2d2dx2xe-bx2dx

This can be solved as follows:

role="math" localid="1658313404784" d2dx2xe-bx2=ddx-2bx2e-bx2+e-bx2=e-bx24x3b2-6xb=ddb2b14b=316b22b

Next, do the integration for,

x4e-2bx2dx=316b22b

Then

T=h22mA2e-2bx24x4b2-6x2bdx=h22mA24b2x4e-2bx2+-h22m26bx4e-2bx2dx=3h2b8b

Find the value of V as:

role="math" localid="1658310803085" V=12m蝇2A2x2e-2bx2dx=12m蝇2A22b316b2=32m8b

Find the value of Hamiltonian as:

H=T+VH=3h2b2m+32m8b2

Derivate with respect to b is:

Hb=3h22m-32m8b2=0

Then the value of b can be calculated as:

b=m2

And the minimum energy can be calculated as:

H322mm蝇2(32m8m蝇2minH34+34minH32min

Thus, the best bound on the one-dimensional harmonic oscillator's first excited state H32min.

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