Chapter 4: Q3P (page 139)
Use equations 4.27 4.28 and 4.32 to construct Check that they are normalized and orthogonal
Chapter 4: Q3P (page 139)
Use equations 4.27 4.28 and 4.32 to construct Check that they are normalized and orthogonal
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Get started for free(a) Normalize (Equation 4.82), and construct the function.
(b) Normalize(Equation 4.83), and construct the function.
An electron is at rest in an oscillating magnetic field
where and are constants.
(a) Construct the Hamiltonian matrix for this system.
(b) The electron starts out (at t=0 ) in the spin-up state with respect to the x-axis (that is:. Determine at any subsequent time. Beware: This is a time-dependent Hamiltonian, so you cannot get in the usual way from stationary states. Fortunately, in this case you can solve the timedependent Schrödinger equation (Equation 4.162) directly.
(c) Find the probability of getting , if you measure . Answer:
(d) What is the minimum field required to force a complete flip in ?
(a) What is? (No calculation allowed!)
(b) Use the result of (a), together with Equation 4.130 and the fact that to determine , up to a normalization constant.
(c) Determine the normalization constant by direct integration. Compare your final answer to what you got in Problem 4.5.
(a) Apply (Equation ), and confirm that you get
(b) Apply to (Equation 4.178), and confirm that you get zero.
(c) Show that and (Equation 4.177) are eigenstates of , with the appropriate eigenvalue
The (time-independent) momentum space wave function in three dimensions is defined by the natural generalization of Equation 3.54:
(a)Find the momentum space wave function for the ground state of hydrogen (Equation 4.80). Hint: Use spherical coordinates, setting the polar axis along the direction of p. Do the θ integral first. Answer:
(b) Check that is normalized.
(c) Use to calculate , in the ground state of hydrogen.
(d) What is the expectation value of the kinetic energy in this state? Express your answer as a multiple of , and check that it is consistent with the virial theorem (Equation 4.218).
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