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For the harmonic oscillator potential energy, U=12kx2, the ground-state wave function is (x)=Ae-(mk/2)x2, and its energy is 12k/m.

(a) Find the classical turning points for a particle with this energy.

(b) The Schr枚dinger equation says that (x) and its second derivative should be of the opposite sign when E > Uand of the same sign when E < U . These two regions are divided by the classical turning points. Verify the relationship between (x)and its second derivative for the ground-state oscillator wave function.

(Hint:Look for the inflection points.)

Short Answer

Expert verified

(a) The turning points for a particle of energy 12k/mis kkm1/2

(b) The second derivative of the wave function is positive in the classically forbidden region and negative in between the turning points.

Step by step solution

01

Given data

The potential is

U=12kx2 .....(I)

The total energy is

E=12k/m .....(II)

The wave function is

x=Ae-mk/2x2 .....(III)

02

Turning points

The classical turning points are when the potential energy is equal to the total energy, that is

E = U .....(IV)

03

Determining the classical turning points

The turning points are obtained from equations (I), (II) and (IV) as follows

12k/m=12kx2x=2mk1/4

Thus the turning points are at 2mk1/4.

04

Determining the sign of double derivative of the wave function

The double derivative of equation (IV) gives

d2dx2x=d2dx2Ae-mk/2x2=ddx-Axmke-mk/2x2=-Amke-mk/2x2+Axmkxmke-mk/2x2=-Amke-mk/2x2+Ax2mk2e-mk/2x2

The double derivative is zero at

-Amke-mk/2x2+Ax2mk2e-mk/2x2=0mk=x2mk2x=2mk1/4

that is exactly at the turning points.

At x = 0 the double derivative is

-Amke-mk/20+A02mk2e-mk/202=-Amk

that is negative.

For large x the double derivative is

-Amke-mk/2+A2mk2e-mk/22=

that is positive.

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