5. The relativistic corrections to the energy of a particle can be estimated by applying a...
Problem 4. Imagine you are a biophysical chemist and are interested in electron transport by membrane proteins. Let us consider the following wave function: (The above wave function corresponds to a free particle for which the potential energy V= 0) (a) Is the above wave function an eigenfunction of the momentum operator p? (b) Is the above wave function an eigenfunction of the operator for the momentum squared p2 ? (c) If your answer to part (b) is yes, then...
1. (50 points) Consider the particle in a one-dimensional box (0 s x S L). Assume a term is added to the Hamiltonian of the form: πχ V(x)g sin Sketch the potential and the expected eigenfunction (small g). In the limit of small g, find the second order correction to the ground state energy 2. (50 points) For a diatomic molecule rotating in free space, the Hamiltonian may be written: 12 21 Where L is the total angular momentum operator,...
Q 1: For particle in a box problem, answer the following questions, a) Why n=0 is not an allowed quantum number? b) En = 0 is not allowed for particle in a box, why? c) Ground state wavefunction is orthogonal to the first excited state wavefunction, what does it mean? Q 2: An electronic system that is treated as particle in 3-D box with dimensions of 3Å x 3Å x 4Å. Calculate the wavelength corresponding to the lowest energy transition...
The eigenfunctions for a particle in a one-dimensional box of length L, and the corresponding energy eigenvalues are given below. What is the variance of measurements for the linear momentum, i.e., Op = v<p? > - <p>2? Øn (x) = ( )" sin nga, n= 1, 2,.. En = n2h2 8m12 Note the Hamiltonian operator to give the energy is H = = - 42 8n72 dx2 nh 2L oo O nềh2 412 Uncertain since x is known. Following Question...
1) (35 points) The wave function for a particle moving along x axis between the limits 0 and L is: (x)-C sin (nx xL) where n are 1, 2, 3, A) Determine the normalization constant C B) Why can't n take the value of 0, briefly explain C) For n-3 determine the values of x (in terms of L) that correspond to a maximum or a minimum in the wave function D) For n-3 determine the values of x (in...
4. A (one dimensional) particle in a box of length 2a (i.e., zero potential energy) is represented by the wavefunction v(x) 0, otherwise a. Sketch the wavefunction. Write down the (time independent) Schrodinger equation. Show whether or not the wavefunction is a solution to the equation. b. What does it mean physically if the wavefunction of the particle is NOT a solution to the Schrodinger equation? Explain. c. Determine the normalization constant A. 5. Same system. Find the average or...
1. The wavefunction corresponding to Im> energy and angular momentum eigenstate of a particle rotating in a ring for m-l and m--1 are, respectively N2T where ? is the angular position of the particle relative to thex axis (see slide 15 of lecture 74a). (a) show that the probability density does not depend on 0. (b) Show that P,(o)-sin() where p, (0) rticle in the quantum state V, (d) p, (0) obviously resembles one of the orbitals of the is...
Question #9 all parts thanks 9. The wavefunction, p(x,t), of a particle moving along the x-axis, whose potential energy V(x) is independent of time, is described by the one-dimensional non-relativistic Schrödinger equation (where m is its mass, h is the reduced Planck constant, i is the imaginary number): 2m (a) Verify that it is a parabolic equation (page E-1-2). [It has wave-like solutions, however.] (b) Use the substitution Px,t)-Xx)Tt) to separate the equation into two ODEs. (c) Solve for T,...
qm 09.2 2. (i) In one dimension, the momentum operator is given by d Ô = -ih- dx Determine the x dependence of the (un-normalised) momentum eigenfunction for a particle of momentum p, free to move along the x axis. [4 marks] (ii) A particle that is free to move along the x axis is described by a wavefunction v(x) = 1/ va, 0, |x<a/2 1x1 >a/2. (a) Show that the probability of measuring a momentum between p and p...
5. A particle in the harmonic oscillator potential has the initial wave function Psi(x, 0) = A[\psi_{0}(x) + \psi_{1}(x)] for some constant A. Here to and ₁ are the normalized ground state and the first excited state wavefunctions of the harmonic oscillator, respectively. (a) Normalize (r, 0). (b) Find the wavefunction (r, t) at a later time t and hence evaluate (x, t) 2. Leave your answers involving expressions in to and ₁. c) sing the following normalized expression of...