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Find the allowed energies of the half harmonic oscillator

V(x)={(1/2)m2x2,x>0,,x<0.
(This represents, for example, a spring that can be stretched, but not compressed.) Hint: This requires some careful thought, but very little actual calculation.

Short Answer

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The allowed energies of the half harmonic oscillator can be written as:

E2q-1=2q-12

Where,q=1, 2, 3 ...

Step by step solution

01

Splitting the partial differential equation over the intervals that V(x,t) is defined on

Schrodinger equation governs the time evolution of the wave function (x,t)

颈魔t=-22m2x2+vx,tx,t颈魔t=-22m2x2+x,t颈魔t=-22m2x2+12m蝇2x2x,tOnlyx,t=0satisfiestheoneforx<0.Sincethewavefunctionmustbecontinuous,

localid="1658138151187" it=-22m2x2+12m2x,t,0,t=0x,0=x

02

Applying the method of reflection

Consider the corresponding problem over the whole line, using the odd extension of the initial condition. Doing so automatically satisfies the boundary condition at x=0. The solution for -will then be the restriction fo -tox>0to .

i-t=-22m2-x2+12m2x2-x,t

-x,0=0oddx=0x-0-x,x>0x<0

Assuming a product solution of the form role="math" localid="1658135063605" -x,t=xtand plugging it into the partial differential equation.

itxt=-2m2x2[xt]+12m2x2[(x)(t)]

role="math" localid="1658135677928" ixt=-2m,,xt+12m2x2(x)(t)

i'tt=-22m,,xx12m2x2

Hence,

i'tt=E-22m''xx+12m2x2=E

The system was solved using the method of operator factorization, refer to problem 2.10

Hence, the energy can be find with the expression:

En=n+12; where, n=0,1,2,...

03

General solution

According to the principle of superposition,

-x,t=n=0Bnnxe-iEnt/h-x,0=n=0Bnnx-x,0=0oddx

Multiplying by mxand Integrating both sides,

-n=0Bnnxmxdx=-0oddxmxdx

Since, the eigenstates are orthogonal, this integral on the left is zero for all nm. The infinite series consequently yields one term,n=mone.

Bn-nx2dx=-0oddxnxdx

Integral on the left side would be one, since the eigenstates are normalized.

So

Bn-0oddxnxdx

Eigenstate nx is an even function of x if n is even, which means thatis zero because the integrand is odd and the integration interval is symmetric. And if n is odd, then the eigenstate nxis an odd function, which means that the integrand is even.

Bn=200oddxnxdxBn=200xnxdx

Writing the general solution for-for the even and odd integers separately.

localid="1658138598630" -x,t=q=0B2q2qxe-iE2qt/h+q=0B2q-12q-1xe-iE2q-1t/h

Hence, the solution to Schr枚dinger鈥檚 equation over the whole line,

localid="1658138720669" -x,t=q=0B2q-12q-1xe-iE2q-1t/h-<x<

Now, take the restriction of -to x > 0

-x,t=q=0B2q-12q-1xe-iE2q-1t/h

Therefore, for the half harmonic oscillator,

x,t=0,x<0q=0B2q-12q-1xe-iE2q-1t/hx>0x,t=q=0B2q-12q-1xe-iE2q-1t/h

Where, only the odd energies of the harmonic oscillator is allowed.

i.e.

E2q-12q-12,where,q=1,2,3,... where,

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Most popular questions from this chapter

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.

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

Show that

(x,t)=(mh)1/4exp[-m2hx2+a221+e-2it+ihtm-2axe-it]

satisfies the time-dependent Schr枚dinger equation for the harmonic oscillator potential (Equation 2.43). Here a is any real constant with the dimensions of length. 46

(b) Find|(x,t)|2 and describe the motion of the wave packet.

(c) Compute <x> and <p> and check that Ehrenfest's theorem (Equation 1.38) is satisfied.

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

Use the recursion formula (Equation 2.85) to work out H5() and H6() Invoke the convention that the coefficient of the highest power of role="math" localid="1657778520591" is 2t to fix the overall constant.

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