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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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Most popular questions from this chapter

Solve the time-independent Schrodinger equation with appropriate boundary conditions for the 鈥渃entered鈥 infinite square well: V(x)=0(for-a<x<+a), V(x)=(otherwise). Check that your allowed energies are consistent with mine (Equation 2.30), and confirm that your 'scan be obtained from mine (Equation 2.31) by the substitution x 鈫 (x + a)/2 (and appropriate renormalization). Sketch your first three solutions, and compare Figure 2.2. Note that the width of the well is now 2a.

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.

Show that [Aeikx+Be-ikx] and [Ccos(kx)+Dsin(kx)] are equivalent ways of writing the same function of x, and determine the constants C and D in terms of Aand B, and vice versa.

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

Although the overall phase constant of the wave function is of no physical significance (it cancels out whenever you calculate a measurable quantity), the relative phase of the coefficients in Equation 2.17 does matter. For example, suppose we change the relative phase of 1and2in problem 2.5:(x,0)=A[1x+ei2x]Where is some constant. Find (x,t),|x,t|2, and (x), and compare your results with what you got before. Study the special cases =2and=.

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