Chapter 5: Q61E (page 191)
Show that the uncertainty in the momentum of a ground state harmonic oscillator is .
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The uncertainty in momentum in the ground state of harmonic oscillator is .
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Chapter 5: Q61E (page 191)
Show that the uncertainty in the momentum of a ground state harmonic oscillator is .
The uncertainty in momentum in the ground state of harmonic oscillator is .
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A student of classical physics says, "A charged particle. like an electron orbiting in a simple atom. shouldn't have only certain stable energies: in fact, it should lose energy by electromagnetic radiation until the atom collapses." Answer these two complaints qualitatively. appealing to as few fundamental claims of quantum mechanics as possible.
Consider a particle bound in a infinite well, where the potential inside is not constant but a linearly varying function. Suppose the particle is in a fairly high energy state, so that its wave function stretches across the entire well; that is isn鈥檛 caught in the 鈥渓ow spot鈥. Decide how ,if at all, its wavelength should vary. Then sketch a plausible wave function.

We say that the ground state for the particle in a box has nonzero energy. What goes wrong with in equation 5.16 if n = 0 ?
A half-infinite well has an infinitely high wall at the origin and one of finite height U0 at x= L . Like the finite well, the number of allowed states is limited. Assume that it has two states, of energy E1 and E2 , where E2 is not much below U0. Make a sketch of the potential energy, then add plausible sketches of the two allowed wave functions on separate horizontal axes whose heights are E1 and E2 .
Show that the uncertainty in a particle鈥檚 position in an infinite well in the general case of arbitrary is given by
Discuss the dependence. In what circumstance does it agree with the classical uncertainty of discussed in Exercise 55?
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