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Prove the following three theorem;

a) For normalizable solutions the separation constant E must be real as E0+iand show that if equation 1.20 is to hold for all t, must be zero.

b) The time - independent wave function localid="1658117146660" (x) can always be taken to be real, This doesn鈥檛 mean that every solution to the time-independent Schrodinger equation is real; what it says is that if you鈥檝e got one that is not, it can always be expressed as a linear combination of solutions that are . So, you might as well stick to 鈥檚 that are real

c) If is an even function then (x)can always be taken to be either even or odd

Short Answer

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(a) The wave-function normalized we make =0, and in general,Esmust be real for a normalized wave-function.

(b),*and any linear combination of them satisfy eq. (2.5).

(c) An even wave-function, an odd wave-function, and any linear combination of them satisfy eq.(2.5) if the potential function is even.

Step by step solution

01

Step 1: Define the Schrodinger equation

Schr枚dinger's wave equation, sometimes known as the Schr枚dinger equation, is a partial differential equation that uses the wave function to explain how quantum mechanical systems behave. The trajectory, position, and energy of these systems can be determined using the Schr枚dinger equation.

02

Determine the equation is normalized

(a)

ConsiderE=E0+i, whereE,. Now, we calculate the probability density of the time-dependent wave function .

x,t2=*=*eE0-颈螕t/蠄别-E0-颈螕t/=2e2螕迟/

To check the normalizability of this wave-function, we integrate over all space.

-x,t2=-2e2t/dx=e2t/-2dx=e2t/

So, it is not normalized (because the energy is not real), so to make it normalized we make =0, and in general,E must be real for a normalized wave-function.

03

Determine the real solutions

(b)

Eq.(2.5) is

22md2dx2+V=E

Now, if satisfy this equation, then its conjugate *also satisfy eq.(2.5), where and *are complex.

22md2dx2+V*=E*

So, any linear combination of these two function must satisfy eq.(2.5) too (i.g.,+*and i=*), in general

=a1+a2x

Where and xare wave-functions, and a1and a2are complex constants.

-22md2dx2+V=-22md2a1+a2xdx2+Va1+a2x=Ea1+a2x

-22ma1d2dx2+a2d2xdx2+a1V+a2Vx=a1E+2Ex-22ma1d2dx2+a2d2xdx2+a1V+a2Vx=a1E+2Exa1-22md2dx2+V+a2-22md2xdx2+Vx=a1E+a2Ex-22md2dx2+V=E

So from any complex solution, we can always construct two real solutions.

04

Determine the general solution

(c)

For an odd time-independent wave-function -x=-x, so

-22md2xdx2-痴蠄x=-贰蠄x

Therefore,

-22md2xdx2+痴蠄x=-贰蠄x

For an even time-independent wave-function-x=x, so

-22md2xdx2+痴蠄-x=贰蠄-x-22md2xdx2+痴蠄x=-贰蠄x

As we have see, both (the even and odd wave-function) satisfy eq.(2.5), so any

linear combination must satisfy this equation too, whereevenx=12x+-x, and oddx=12x--x.

The general solution can then be built from a linear combination of even and odd functions.

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Most popular questions from this chapter

A particle in the infinite square well has as its initial wave function an even mixture of the first two stationary states:

(x,0)=A[1(x)+2(x)]

You can look up the series

116+136+156+=6960

and

114+134+154+=496

in math tables. under "Sums of Reciprocal Powers" or "Riemann Zeta Function."

(a) Normalize (x,0) . (That is, find A. This is very easy, if you exploit the orthonormality of 1and 2 Recall that, having normalized at , t=0 , you can rest assured that is stays normalized鈥攊f you doubt this, check it explicitly after doing part(b).

(b) Find (x,t)and |(x,t)|2Express the latter as a sinusoidal function of time. To simplify the result, let 22ma2

c)Compute x . Notice that it oscillates in time. What is the angular frequency of the oscillation? What is the amplitude of the oscillation?(If your amplitude is greater than a2 , go directly to jail.

(d) Compute p

(e) If you measured the energy of this particle, what values might you get, and what is the probability of getting each of them? Find the expectation value ofH.How does it compare with E1 and E2

A particle of mass m and kinetic energy E > 0 approaches an abrupt potential drop V0 (Figure 2.19).

(a)What is the probability that it will 鈥渞eflect鈥 back, if E = V0/3? Hint: This is just like problem 2.34, except that the step now goes down, instead of up.

(b) I drew the figure so as to make you think of a car approaching a cliff, but obviously the probability of 鈥渂ouncing back鈥 from the edge of a cliff is far smaller than what you got in (a)鈥攗nless you鈥檙e Bugs Bunny. Explain why this potential does not correctly represent a cliff. Hint: In Figure 2.20 the potential energy of the car drops discontinuously to 鈭扸0, as it passes x = 0; would this be true for a falling car?

(c) When a free neutron enters a nucleus, it experiences a sudden drop in potential energy, from V = 0 outside to around 鈭12 MeV (million electron volts) inside. Suppose a neutron, emitted with kinetic energy 4 MeV by a fission event, strikes such a nucleus. What is the probability it will be absorbed, thereby initiating another fission? Hint: You calculated the probability of reflection in part (a); use T = 1 鈭 R to get the probability of transmission through the surface.

Check the uncertainty principle for the wave function in the equation? Equation 2.129.

The scattering matrix. The theory of scattering generalizes in a pretty obvious way to arbitrary localized potentials to the left (Region I),V(x)=0so(x)=Aeikx+Be-ikx,wherek2mE

To the right (Region III),V(x)is again zero, so(x)=Feikx+Ge-ikxIn between (Region II), of course, I can't tell you what is until you specify the potential, but because the Schr枚dinger equation is a linear, second-order differential equation, the general solution has got to be of the form

where f(x)and g(x)are two linearly independent particular solutions. 48 There will be four boundary conditions (two joining Regions I and II, and two joining Regions II and III). Two of these can be used to eliminate C and D, and the other two can be "solved" for B and F in terms of \(A\) and G

B=S11A+S12G.F=S21A+S22G

The four coefficientsSijwhich depend on k (and hence on E), constitute a22matrix s called the scattering matrix (or S-matrix, for short). The S-matrix tells you the outgoing amplitudes (B and F) in terms of the incoming amplitudes (A and G):

(BF)=(S11S21S21S22)(AG)

In the typical case of scattering from the left, G=0so the reflection and transmission coefficients are

Rl=|B|2|A|2|G=0=|S11|2.TI=|F|2|A|2|G=0=|S2|2.

For scattering from the right, and

Rr=|F|2|G|2A=0=|S22|2.Tr=|B|2|G|2A=0=|S12|2.

(a) Construct the S-matrix for scattering from a delta-function well (Equation 2.114). (b) Construct the S-matrix for the finite square well (Equation 2.145). Hint: This requires no new work, if you carefully exploit the symmetry of the problem.

-consider the 鈥渟tep鈥 potential:

v(x)={0,ifx0,V0,ifx>0,

a.Calculate the reflection coefficient, for the case E < V0, and comment on the answer.

b. Calculate the reflection coefficient, for the case E >V0.

c. For potential such as this, which does not go back to zero to the right of the barrier, the transmission coefficient is not simply F2A2(with A the incident amplitude and F the transmitted amplitude), because the transmitted wave travels at a different speed . Show thatT=E-V0V0F2A2,for E >V0. What is T for E < V0?

d. For E > V0, calculate the transmission coefficient for the step potential, and check that T + R = 1.


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