Evaluate Dand X(Equations and ). Check your answers against Equations 7.47and 7.48.

Short Answer

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Equations 7.45and 7.46matches the two integrals, and the results are the same.

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01

Definition of integral

An integral is a number that is assigned to a function in order to explain displacement, area, volume, and other notions that occur when infinitesimal data is combined.

Integration is the term used to describe the process of locating integrals.

02

Evaluate  D and X

Calculate two integrals:

D=aψ0(r1)|1r2|ψ0(r1)X=aψ0(r1)|1r1|ψ0(r2)

whereψ0(r)=er/aπa3, andr1=r and r2=r2+R22rRcosθ

The first integral is,

D=1πa2er/a1r2er/ar2drsinθdθdφ=2a20r2e2r/adr0πsinθdθr2+R22rRcosθ

As,

u=r2+R22rRcosθdu=2rRsinθ

The limits will be

0(rR)2    π(r+R)2

D=1Ra20re2r/adr(rR)2(r+R)2duu=2Ra20re2r/a[r+R|rR|]dr=2Ra2[0Rre2r/a(r+RR+r)dr+Rre2r/a(r+Rr+R)dr]=2Ra2[20Rr2e2r/adr+2RRre2r/adr]

Further, evaluate and get,

D=4Ra2{a38[e2r/a(4R2a24Ra2)+2]+Ra24e2R/a(2Ra+1)}=4Ra2a24{a2e2R/a(4R2a24Ra2)+a+Re2R/a(2Ra+1)}=1R{2Re2R/aae2R/a+a+Re2R/a}=aRaRe2R/ae2R/aD=aR(1+aR)e2R/a

03

The Second integral

Now, the second integral,

X=1πa2er/a1rer2/ar2drsinθdθdφ=2a20rer/adr0πexp(r2+R22rRcosθa)sinθdθ

As,

u=r2+R22rRcosθdu=2rRsinθ

Thus, The limits will be 0(rR)2   π(r+R)2

Use this in the integral and get,

X=1Ra20er/adr(rR)2(r+R)2eu/adu=1Ra20er/a2a2[e|rR|/a(|rR|a+1)eR/aer/a(ra+Ra+1)]dr

04

Separate the integral, which containsthe absolute value

Now separate the integral, which contains the absolute value, into two parts:

X=2R{0er/ae|rR|/a(|rR|a+1)eR/a0e2r/a(ra+Ra+1)dr}=2R{0Rer/aeR/aer/a(Rara+1)dr+Rer/aeR/aer/a(Ra+ra+1)dreR/a0[rae2r/a+(Ra+1)e2r/a]dr}=2eR/aR{R2aR22a+R+e2R/aRe2r/a(Ra+ra+1)dr1aa24(Ra+1)a2}=2eR/aR{R22a+R+e2R/a[1aa4e2R/a(a+2R)+(1Ra)a2e2R/a]a4a2(Ra+1)}

Further evaluate as:

=2eR/aR{R22a+R+14(a+2R)+a2(1Ra)a4a2(Ra+1)}=2eR/aR(R22a+R2)X=eR/a(1+Ra)

Thus, after calculating the two integrals, it is found that both yield the same outcome as equations 7.45and 7.46.

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