Consider a particle of mass ? in an infinite square well of
width ?. Its
wave function at time t = 0 is a superposition of the third and
fourth energy
eigenstates as follows:
? (?, 0) = ? 3i?3(?)+ ?4(?)
(Find A by normalizing ?(?, 0).)
(Find ?(?, ?).)
Find energy expectation value, <E> at time ? = 0. You
should not need to evaluate any integrals.
Is <E> time dependent? Use qualitative reasoning to
justify.
If you measure...
An infinite potential well in one dimension for 0 ≤ x ≤ a
contains a particle with the wave function ψ = Cx(a − x), where C
is the normalization constant. What is the probability wn for the
particle to be in the nth eigenstate of the innite potential well?
Find approximate numerical values for w1, w2 and w3.
For a particle in an infinite potential well the separation
between energy states increases as n increases (see Eq. 38-13). But
doesn’t the correspondence principle require closer spacing between
states as n increases so as to approach a classical (nonquantized)
situation? Explain.
Find the energy spectrum of a particle in the infinite square
well, with potential U(x) → ∞ for |x| > L and U(x) = αδ(x) for
|x| < L. Demonstrate that in the limit α ≫ hbar^2/mL, the low
energy part of the spectrum consists of a set of closely-positioned
pairs of energy levels for α > 0. What is the structure of
energy spectrum for α < 0?
Derive the general wavefunction for a particle in a box (i.e.
the infinite square well
potential). Go on to normalise it. What energy/energies must the
particle have to
exist in this box?
particle of mass m, which moves freely inside an infinite
potential well of length a, is initially in the state Ψ(x, 0) = r 3
5a sin(3πx/a) + 1 √ 5a sin(5πx/a). (a) Normalize Ψ(x, 0). (b) Find
Ψ(x, t). (c) By using the result in (b) calculate < p2 >. (d)
Calculate the average energy
For the infinite square-well potential, find the probability
that a particle in its second excited state is in each third of the
one-dimensional box: 0?x?L/3 L/3?x?2L/3 2L/3?x?L There's already an
answer on the site saying that the wavefunction is equal to
?(2/L)sin(2?x/L). My professor gave us this equation, but also gave
us the equation as wavefunction = Asin(kx)+Bcos(kx), for specific
use when solving an infinite potential well. How do I know which
equation to use and when? Thanks
For the infinite square-well potential, find the probability
that a particle in its fifth excited state is in each third of the
one-dimensional box:
----------------(0 ≤ x ≤ L/3)
----------------(L/3 ≤ x ≤ 2L/3)
------------------(2L/3 ≤ x ≤ L)
Consider a particle in an infinite square well, but instead of
having the well from 0 to L as we have done in the past, it is now
centered at 0 and the walls are at x = −L/2 and x = L/2.
(a) Draw the first four energy eigenstates of this well.
(b) Write the eigenfunctions for each of these eigenstates.
(c) What are the energy eigenvalues for this system?
(d) Can you find a general expression for the...