Use equations 4.27 4.28 and 4.32 to construct Y00,Y21Check that they are normalized and orthogonal

Short Answer

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Y00=14πY12=-158πeiϕsinθcosθ

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

PI'''x=1-x2m2(ddx)mPIxPIx=12II!(ddx)Ix2-1IYmIθ,ϕ=ε2I+1I-m!4πI+m!eimϕPImcosθ

Using these three equations we have to construct

Y00=14πP00cosθP00x=P0xP0x=1

Combine the above we get,

localid="1656058765024" Y00=14π

Repeat the same procedure,

Y12=-5·14π·3·2eiϕP21cosθP21x=1-x2=ddxP2xP2x=14.2(ddx)2x2-1 P2x=18ddx2x2-1+x2xP2x=12x2-1+x2xP2x=123x2-1P21x=1-x2ddx[32x2-12]P21x=1-x23x

But

x=cosθ

So,

P21cosθ=1-cos2θ3cosθ=3cosθsinθ

Thus,

Y12=-158πeiϕsinθcosθ

Now we need to check the normalization

role="math" localid="1656062511219" Y002sinθdθdϕ=14π0πsinθdθ02πdϕY002sinθdθdϕ=14π22πY002sinθdθdϕ=1Y002sinθdθdϕ=154π0πsin2θcos2θsinθdθ02πdϕY002sinθdθdϕ=154π0π1-cos2θcos2θsinθdθ02πdϕy=cosθ,dy=-sinθY212sinθdθdϕ=1541-1y21-y2dyY212sinθdθdϕ=154[y33-y55]1-1Y212sinθdθdϕ=1

Finally, we need to check the orthonormality as

Y00Y21sinθdθdϕ=-14π158π0πsinθcosθsinθdθ02πeiϕdϕ

The first and second integral vanishes thus,

Y00Y21sinθdθdϕ=0

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