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a) Construct 2(x)

b) Sketch 0,1and2

c) Check the orthogonality of012 by explicit integration.

Hint:If you exploit the even-ness and odd-ness of the functions, there is really only one integral left to do.

Short Answer

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(a)The value of is2is12(m蟺魔)1/42mx2-1e-m2x2

(b)The diagrams are in step 2 .

(c)The012 is orthogonal

Step by step solution

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Step 1:Definition of orthogonal function

Two orthogonal wave functions (x)and(x) represent mutually exclusive physical states: if one is true, in the sense that it is a valid description of the quantum system, the other is false, in the sense that it is an incorrect description of the quantum system.

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Step 2:Calculation of the value of ψ2

(a)

For construction the value of 2

localid="1656345370561" a+0=12m-ddx+mxm蟺魔1/4e-m2=12mm蟺魔1/4-m22x+mxe-m2=12mm蟺魔1/42mxe-m2a+20=12mm蟺魔1/42m-ddx+mx+e-m2x2=1m蟺魔1/42m-1-xm22x+mx2e-m2x2=m蟺魔1/42mx2-1e-m2x22=12ax20=12m蟺魔1/42mx2-1e-m2x2Thevalueof2is12m蝇蟺魔1/42m蝇x2-1e-m蝇2x2

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The diagram of ψ0,ψ1 and ψ2

(b)

The above diagrams are of three functions.

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The orthogonality of ψ0ψ1ψ2

(c)

Since 0and 2are even, whereas 1is odd. 0*1dxand2*1dxvanish automatically. The only one we need to check is 2*1dx:

localid="1656345463405" 2*1dx=12m蟺魔-(2mx2-1e-m2=m2蟺魔-e-m2dx-2m-x2e-m2dx=m2蟺魔蟺魔m-2m2m蟺魔m-=0so,012isorthogonal

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