Chapter 2: Q16P (page 57)
Use the recursion formula (Equation to work out and Invoke the convention that the coefficient of the highest power of role="math" localid="1657778520591" is to fix the overall constant.
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The values are and
Chapter 2: Q16P (page 57)
Use the recursion formula (Equation to work out and Invoke the convention that the coefficient of the highest power of role="math" localid="1657778520591" is to fix the overall constant.
The values are and
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If two (or more) distinct44solutions to the (time-independent) Schrödinger equation have the same energy E . These states are said to be degenerate. For example, the free particle states are doubly degenerate-one solution representing motion to the right. And the other motion to the left. But we have never encountered normalizable degenerate solutions, and this is no accident. Prove the following theorem: In one dimension45 there are no degenerate bound states. Hint: Suppose there are two solutions, and with the same energy E. Multiply the Schrödinger equation for by and the Schrödinger equation for by and subtract, to show that is a constant. Use the fact that for normalizable solutions to demonstrate that this constant is in fact zero.Conclude that s a multiple of and hence that the two solutions are not distinct.
Derive Equations 2.167 and 2.168.Use Equations 2.165 and 2.166 to solve C and D in terms of F:
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Plug these back into Equations 2.163 and 2.164. Obtain the transmission coefficient and confirm the equation 2.169
Question: Find the probability current, (Problem 1.14) for the free particle wave function Equation . Which direction does the probability flow?
a) Construct
b) Sketch
c) Check the orthogonality of by explicit integration.
Hint:If you exploit the even-ness and odd-ness of the functions, there is really only one integral left to do.
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