Use equations 4.27 4.28 and 4.32 to constructy00,y21Check that they are normalized and orthogonal

Short Answer

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Y00=14πY12=-158πeiϕ(sinθ)(cosθ)

Step by step solution

01

Define the Schrödinger equation

A differential equation describes matter in quantum mechanics in terms of the wave-like properties of particles in a field. Its answer is related to a particle's probability density in space and time.

02

Calculation

Plm'(x)=(1-x2)m2(ddx)mPl(x)Pl(x)=12l!(ddx)x2-1lYmll(θ,ϕ)=ε(2l+1)(l-m)!4π(l+m)!eimϕPlm(cosθ)

Using these three equations we have to construct

Y00=14πP00(cosθ)P00(x)=P0(x)P0(x)=1

Combine the above we get,

Y00=14π

Repeat the same procedure,

Y12=-514π32eiϕP21(cosθ)P21(x)=1-x2ddxP2(x)P2(x)=142(ddx)2(x2-1)P2(x)=18ddx[2(x2-1)2x]P2(x)=12(x2-1)+X(2X)P2(x)=123X2-1P2(x)=1-X2ddx[32x2-12]P2(x)=1-X23x

But

x=cosθ

So,

p21cosθ=1-cos2θ3cosθ=3cosθsinθ

Thus,

Y12=-158πeiϕ(sinθ)(cosθ)

Now we need to check the normalization

role="math" localid="1658466244130" Y002sinθdθdϕ=14π0πsinθdθ02πdϕY002sinθdθdϕ=14π2(2π)Y002sinθdθdϕ=1Y002sinθdθdϕ=154π0πsin2θco2θsinθdθ02πdϕY002sinθdθdϕ=154π0π(1-cos2θ)cos2θsinθdθ02πdϕy=cosθ,dy=-sinθY002sinθdθdϕ=154π1-1y2(1-y2)dyY002sinθdθdϕ=154π[y33y55]1-1Y002sinθdθdϕ=1

Finally, we need to check the orthonormality as

role="math" localid="1658466365776" Y002sinθdθdϕ=14π158π0πsinθcosθsinθdθ02πeiϕdϕ

The first and second integral vanishes thus,

Y00y21sinθdθdϕ=0

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