Chapter 5: Q25E (page 187)
An electron is trapped in a quantum well (practically infinite). If the lowest-energy transition is to produce a photon ofwavelength. Whatshould be the well鈥檚 width?
Short Answer
The width of the well is .
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Chapter 5: Q25E (page 187)
An electron is trapped in a quantum well (practically infinite). If the lowest-energy transition is to produce a photon ofwavelength. Whatshould be the well鈥檚 width?
The width of the well is .
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To describe the matter wave, does the function have well-defined energy? Explain
The product of uncertainties in particle's momentum and position.
Consider the wave function that is a combination of two different infinite well stationary states the and the
Quantum-mechanical stationary states are of the general form . For the basic plane wave (Chapter 4), this is , and for a particle in a box it is . Although both are sinusoidal, we claim that the plane wave alone is the prototype function whose momentum is pure-a well-defined value in one direction. Reinforcing the claim is the fact that the plane wave alone lacks features that we expect to see only when, effectively, waves are moving in both directions. What features are these, and, considering the probability densities, are they indeed present for a particle in a box and absent for a plane wave?
In a study of heat transfer, we find that for a solid rod, there is a relationship between the second derivative of the temperature with respect to position along the rod and the first with respect to time. (A linear temperature change with position would imply as much heat flowing into a region as out. so the temperature there would not change with time).
(a) Separate variables this assume a solution that is a product of a function of xand a function of tplug it in then divide by it, obtain two ordinary differential equations.
(b) consider a fairly simple, if somewhat unrealistic case suppose the temperature is 0 atx=0and, and x=1 positive in between, write down the simplest function of xthat (1) fits these conditions and (2) obey the differential equation involving x.Does your choice determine the value, including sign of some constant ?
(c) Obtain the fullfor this case.
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