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Consider the double delta-function potentialV(x)=-[x+a+x-a]Whereand are positive constants

(a) Sketch this potential.

(b) How many bound states does it possess? Find the allowed energies, for=/maand for=2/4ma, and sketch the wave functions.

Short Answer

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a)

b)

There are :

  1. One bound state if 22ma
  2. Two bound state>22ma

Allowed energies are :

For =2maFor even:E=-0.61052a2m, For odd:E=-0.3162a2m

For =24maFor even: E=-0.61052a2m

Step by step solution

01

Define the Schrodinger equation

A differential equation that describes matter in quantum mechanics in terms of the wave-like properties of particles in a field. Its answer relates to a particle's probability density in space and time.

02

Determine the potential

(a)

The image represents a potential given in the problem for values =1and a=2

03

Determine the bound states for the given functions

(b)

Schrodinger equation can be written as:

-22md2dx2x+Vxx=Exa-a+-22md2dx2x+Vxxdx=a-a+Exdx

When we integrate the Schrodinger equation around the small neighborhoodlocalid="1658224661226" aroundx=a:

Using the linearity of the integral,

localid="1658224671672" -a-a+2md2dx2xdx-a-a+axxdx=a-a+Exdx-+22md2dx2xdx=-aa

When the arbitrary region is equal to zero.

So, the fundamental theorem of calculus:

localid="1658224677894" ddx-a+ddx-a=-2m2a-a)

Now we need to solve. Schrodinger equation outside the delta function we shall separate in 3 regionlocalid="1658224684056" -,-a,-a,a,a,

localid="1658224689367" 22md2dx2x=-Ex

Letlocalid="1658224699837" k2=2mE2, and then the expression can be written as:

localid="1658224705643" "x-k2x=0

The solution to the above equation can be written as follows:

localid="1658224713016" x=AeKx+Be-Kx

So, the solutions in the 3 regions:

localid="1658224718193" lx=A1ekx+B1e-kxll(x)=Cekx+e-kxlllx=A2ekx+B2e-kx

We are assuming bound states ( for even wave function ):

localid="1658224723913" B1=A2=0,localid="1658224729834" A1=B2=A,localid="1658224738413" C=B

Then the solutions in the 3 regions:

localid="1658224746652" lx=Aekxllx=Bekx+e-kxlll(x)=Ae-kx

From the definition of the wave function and its first derivative will be continuous across the boundary (at a), thus:

The equations can be solved as follows:

localid="1658224831570" Ae-ka=Beka+e-kaA=B1+e2ka

And

localid="1658224843405" -B1+e2kake-kaB(keka-ke-ka)=-B1+e2ka2m2e-ka-1+e2kake-ka+keka-ke-ka=-1+e2ka2m2e-ka1+e2kake-ka-eka-e-kak=1+e2ka2m2e-ka1+e2kake-ka+e2ka-1e-kak=1+e2ka2m2e-kae2ka-1=1+e2ka2mk2-1+e2kae2ka-1=1+e2ka2mk2-1

Further solving the above expression as:

localid="1658224853860" e2ka-1=2mk2-1+e2ka2mk2-1k2m=1+e-2kae-2ka=k2m-1

This is a transcendental equation for k. Let's convert it into a simpler form:

Let localid="1658224882054" z=2ka, and localid="1658224875000" c=22amThus, the equation will become:

localid="1658224888748" e-z=cz-1

Plotting both curves as:

As we can see that only one solution is available here, which is:

If localid="1658224895973" =22mathen c = 1, then z = 1.278.

Energy can be calculated as:

localid="1658224906389" k2=-2mE2=z22a2E=-0.2042ma2

Now, We are assuming bound states ( for odd wave function ) and solve the equations as:

localid="1658224917213" lx=Ae-kxll(x)=B(ekx-e-kx)lll(x)=-Aekx

From the definition of the wave function and its first derivative will be continuous across the boundary (at a), thus:

localid="1658224930140" Ae-ka=B(eka-e-ka)-Ake-ka+Bkeka-ke-ka=-A2m2e-ka

The equations can be solved as follows:

localid="1658224942600" Ae-ka=B(eka+e-ka)A=B(1+e2ka)

And

localid="1658224951140" -B1+e2kake-ka+B(keka-ke-ka)=-B(1+e2ka)2m2e-ka-1+e2kake-ka+(keka-ke-ka)=-(1+e2ka)2m2e-ka1+e2kake-ka-(eka-e-ka)k=(1+e2ka)2m2e-ka1+e2kake-ka+(eka-1)e-kak=(1+e2ka)2m2e2ka-1=1+e2ka2mk2-1+e2kae2ka-1=1+e2ka2mk2-1

Further solving the above expression as:

localid="1658224964026" e2ka-1=2mk2-1+e2ka2mk2-1k2m=1+e-2kae-2ka=k2m-1

This is a transcendental equation for k. Let's convert it into a simpler form:

Let localid="1658224983944" z=2ka, and localid="1658224975365" c=22amThus, the equation will become:

localid="1658224990880" e-z=cz-1

Plotting both curves as:

Both curves intercept at the y-axis at 1. The solution now depends on the values of c:

  1. If the value of c is large, there might be no intersection ( is too small)
  2. If the value of c is small, there might be an intersection ( pink line)

The slope of curve 1: e-z is 鈥1,and curve 2:1-czis 鈥 c (at z=0). So there is an odd solution which is:

c<1

22am<122am<

Thus there are :

One bound state if22ma

Two bound state 22ma

04

Determine the allowed energies

Allowed energies:

For =2mac=22am=1/2

Then the value of z can be calculated :

For even:

e-z=12z-1z=2.21

For odd:

e-z=1-12zz=1.59

Now the energy can be calculated as:

E=-2z22a22m

For even, substituting the value of z and we get,

E=-0.61052a2m

For odd, substituting the value of z and we get,

E=-0.3162a2m

For =24ma

c=22am=2

Then the value of z can be calculated :

For even:

e-z=2z-1z=0.7388

Now the energy can be calculated as:

E=-2z22a22mE=-2z22a22m

For even, substituting the values of z and we get,

E=-0.06822a2m

Allowed energies are :

For =2maFor even:E=-0.61052a2m, For odd:E=-0.3162a2m

For =24ma For even: E=-0.06822a2m

05

Sketch of the wave functions

Sketch of the wave function:

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