Chapter 4: Q3 P (page 135)
Use equations 4.27 4.28 and 4.32 to constructCheck that they are normalized and orthogonal
Chapter 4: Q3 P (page 135)
Use equations 4.27 4.28 and 4.32 to constructCheck that they are normalized and orthogonal
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Find the ground state, by solving the radial equation with. Show that there is no bound state if .
What is the probability that an electron in the ground state of hydrogen will be found inside the nucleus?
For the most general normalized spinor (Equation 4.139),
compute
(a) For a functionthat can be expanded in a Taylor series, show that (where is an arbitrary angle). For this reason, is called the generator of rotations about the Z-axis. Hint: Use Equation , and refer Problem .More generally, is the generator of rotations about the direction , in the sense that effects a rotation through angle (in the right-hand sense) about the axis . In the case of spin, the generator of rotations is . In particular, for spin tells us how spinors rotate.
(b) Construct the matrix representing rotation by about the X-axis, and show that it converts "spin up" into "spin down" , as you would expect.
(c) Construct the matrix representing rotation by about the Y-axis, and check what it does to
(d) Construct the matrix representing rotation by about the -Zaxis, If the answer is not quite what you expected, discuss its implications.
(e) Show that
What is the most probable value of r, in the ground state of hydrogen? (The answer is not zero!) Hint: First you must figure out the probability that the electron would be found between r and r + dr.
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