P7E.12 Calculate the values of (x', and , for a harmonic oscillator by using the properties...
For a harmonic oscillator confirm by explicit evaluation of the integral that the two wave functions of level 1 and 2, psi 1 and psi 2, are orthogonal (the variable x obeys: -∞ < x < +∞). Hint: Use the Hermite polynomials
4. Let us revisit the shifted harmonic oscillator from problem set 5, but this time through the lens of perturbation theory. The Hamiltonian of the oscillator is given by * 2m + mw?f? + cî, and, as solved for previously, it has eigenenergies of En = hwan + mwra and eigenstates of (0) = N,,,a1 + role of (rc)*/2, where Do = 42 and a=(mw/h) (a) By treating the term cî as a perturbation, show that the first-order correction to...
Using the properties of the raising and lowering operators for the 1 dimensional simple harmonic oscillator to compute where is an integer and
question no 4.22, statistical physics by Reif Volume 5
4.92 Mean energy of a harmonic oscillator A harmonic oscillator has a mass and spring constant which are such that its classical angular frequency of oscllation is equal to w. In a quantum- mechanical description, such an oscillator is characterized by a set of discrete states having energies En given by The quantum number n which labels these states can here assume all the integral values A particular instance of a...
Consider a particle subjected to a harmonic oscillator potential of the form x)m. The allowed values of energy for the simple harmonic oscillator is (a) What is the energy corresponding to the ground state (3 points)? (b) What is the energy separation between the ground state and the first excited state (3 points)? (c) The selection rule allows only those transitions for which the quantum number changes by 1. What is the energy of photon necessary to make the transition...
Intro to Quantum Mechanics problem:
. In a harmonic oscillator a normalized "coherent" state ya(x) is defined in terms of the lowering operator a. by aXa(x) = a Xa(x) for some (complex) number a. /Coherent states have many applications in atomic, molecular, and optical physics, for instance lasers and Bose-Einstein condensates]. (a) Using the properties for any wavefunctions f(x) and g(x) that 00 00 if ag dx (a.f)g dx f a+g dx (a.)'g dx -00 -00 -00 calculate <x >...
Assume that the Harmonic Oscillator potential is being perturbed by an additional term that is quadratic inx: Hy = an mw?x?; l«l< 1 Calculate the energy to the first non-zero correction using the Perturbation approach. Use ladder operatorst How does this result compare with the exact one?
The lowest energy wavefunction of the quantum harmonic oscillator has the form (c) Determine σ and Eo (the energy of this lowest-energy wavefunction) by using the time-independent Schrödinger equation (H/Ho(x)- E/Ho(x) In Lecture 3, we found that the solution for a classical harmonic oscillator displaced from equilibrium by an amount o and released at rest was x(t)cos(wt) (d) Classically, what is the momentum of this harmonic oscillator as a function of time? (e) Show that 〈z) (expectation value of x)...
The most general wave function of a particle in the simple harmonic oscillator potential is: V(x, t) = (x)e-1st/ where and E, are the harmonic oscillator's stationary states and their corresponding energies. (a) Show that the expectation value of position is (hint: use the results of Problem 4): (v) = A cos (wt - ) where the real constants A and o are given by: 1 2 Ae-id-1 " Entichtin Interpret this result, comparing it with the motion of a...
Question A2: Coherent states of the harmonic oscillator Consider a one-dimensional harmonic oscillator with the Hamiltonian 12 12 m2 H = -2m d. 2+ 2 Here m and w are the mass and frequency, respectively. Consider a time-dependent wave function of the form <(x,t) = C'exp (-a(x – 9(t)+ ik(t)z +io(t)), where a and C are positive constants, and g(t), k(t), and o(t) are real functions of time t. 1. Express C in terms of a. [2 marks] 2. By...