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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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The value of x,t,x,t2and xare:

x,t=1ae-itsin蟺虫/a+sin2蟺虫/ae-3iteix,t2=1asin2蟺虫/a+sin22蟺虫/a+2sin蟺虫/asin2蟺虫/acos3t-x=a21-3292cos3t-

Step by step solution

01

The wave function for any subsequent time t

To frame x,t, tack onto each term its characteristic time dependence exp-iEnt/h. Equation 2.17 is,

(x,t)=n=1cnn(x)e-iEnt/h=n=1cnn(x,t)

02

Normalize the value of A.

Problem 2.3 gives the general solution to the Schr枚dinger equation for the infinite square well potential

Vx=0if0xaotherwise

was found to be

x,t=2an=1Bnexp-i2n22ma2tsinn蟺虫a,0xa

The coefficients Bnare determined by using the provided initial condition,

x,0=A1x+ei2x=A2asin蟺虫a+2aeisin2蟺虫a=A2asin蟺虫a+eisin2蟺虫a

First, normalize the initial wave function to find A by using the condition:

1=-x,02dx

Next, solve for A to get the value as 12.

For t=0 in the general solution can be written as follows:

x,0=2an=1Bnsinn蟺虫a=2aB1sin蟺虫a+2aB2sin2蟺虫a+2aB3sin3蟺虫a+...

Compare the coefficients,

role="math" localid="1658128694684" 2aB1=1aB1=122aB2=1aeiB2=12ei2aBn=0forn3thenBn=0

x,t=2an=1Bnexp-i2n22ma2tsinn蟺虫a=2aB1exp-i2n22ma2tsin蟺虫a+2aB2exp-i2n22ma2tsin2蟺虫a=1aexp-i2n22ma2tsin蟺虫a+1aeiexp-i22ma2tsin2蟺虫a

Use =2/2ma2to simplify the result,

x,t=1ae-itsin蟺虫a+1aeie-4itsin2蟺虫a,0xa

Writing the solution in terms of the eigenstates,

x,t=122asin蟺虫ae-it+ei22asin2蟺虫ae-4it=121xe-it+ei22xe-4it

Therefore the value is x,t=1ae-itsinax+sin2axe-i3tei .

Substitute in the given function values:

1x=2asinax;2x=2asin2ax

x,t=122asin蟺虫/ae-it+eisin2蟺虫/ae-4it=1asin2蟺虫/a+sin22蟺虫/a+sin蟺虫/a.sin2蟺虫/ae3ite-i+sin2蟺虫/ae3ite-i.sin蟺虫/a=1asin2蟺虫/a+sin22蟺虫/a+sin蟺虫/asin2蟺虫/ae3ite-i+e-3ite-i

Therefore the value of x,t2is:

1asin2ax+sin22ax+2sinaxsin2axcos3t-

Also, the value ofx=1-3292cos3t- .

This amounts physically to starting the clock at a different time (i.e., shifting the t=0 point).

03

Calculate the values by assigning ϕ values.

The energy levels are given by

En=n2

So that

x,t=A1xe-it+ei2xe-4it

Now, If =2

Write,

x,0=A1x+i2x

Then cos3t-=sin3t

xstarts ata2

If =, then

x,0=A1x-2x

then cos3t-=-cos3t;

xstarts at a21+329蟺谤2

Thus, the value of x,t,x,t2, and xare as follows:

x,t=1ae-itsin蟺虫/a+sin2蟺虫/ae-3itei

x,t2=1asin2蟺虫/a+sin22蟺虫/a+sin22蟺虫/a+2sin2蟺虫/asin2蟺虫/acos3t/

And

x=a21-3292cos3t-

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