Consider the asymmetric 1/2 harmonic oscillator. use the Variational Principle to estimate the ground state energy...

Consider the asymmetric 1/2 harmonic oscillator. use the Variational Principle to estimate the ground state energy of this potential. Use as your trial function Axe^bx^2

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