Chapter 5: Q40E (page 188)
To determine the energy quantization condition
Short Answer
The energy quantization condition is .
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Chapter 5: Q40E (page 188)
To determine the energy quantization condition
The energy quantization condition is .
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If a particle in a stationary state is bound, the expectation value of its momentum must be 0.
(a). In words, why?
(b) Prove it.
Starting from the general expression(5-31) with in the place of , integrate by parts, then argue that the result is identically 0. Be careful that your argument is somehow based on the particle being bound: a free particle certainly may have a non zero momentum. (Note: Without loss of generality, may be chosen to be real.)
Determine the expectation value of the momentum of the particle. Explain.
Summarize the similarities are differences between the three simple bound cases considered in this chapter.
A classical particle confined to the positive x-axis experiences a force whose potential energy is-
a) By finding its minimum value and determining its behaviors at and role="math" localid="1660119698069" , sketch this potential energy.
b) Suppose the particle has energy of . Find any turning points. Would the particle be bound?
c) Suppose the particle has the energy of . Find any turning points. Would the particle be bound?
What is the product of uncertainties determined in Exercise 60 and 61? Explain.
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