Use the variational principle to estimate the ground state energy of a particle in the following...
Use the variational principle to estimate the ground state energy of a particle in the following potential: V=cx for x>0 and V=infinity for x<0
Use Dxe^-ax as your trial function and minimize as necessary with respect to a. Assume the constant c is real and greater than zero
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Use the variational principle to estimate the ground state
energy of a particle in the following...
(a) Use the variational method to estimate the ground state energy of a particle of |mass...
(a) Use the variational method to estimate the ground state energy of a particle of |mass m in a potential Vx)kx, k > 0. (b) Calculate the energy shift in the ground state and in the degenerate 1t excited state of a 2-dimensional harmonic oscillator H(P2P,2/2m m(x +y)due to the perturbation V 2Axy. (20 pts)
(a) Use the variational method to estimate the ground state energy of a particle of |mass m in a potential Vx)kx, k > 0. (b)...
2. Variational Principle. The energy of a system with wave function ψ is given by where...
2. Variational Principle. The energy of a system with wave function ψ is given by where H is the energy operator. The variational principle is a method by which we guess a trial form for the wave function φ, with adjustable parameters, and minimize the resulting energy with respect to the adjustable parameters. This essentially chooses a "best fit" wave function based on our guess. Since the energy of the system with the correct wave function will always be minimum...
a) Use the variational method to estimate the binding energy of a deuteron. Assume that the...
a) Use the variational method to estimate the binding energy of a deuteron. Assume that the potential between the proton and neutron is V(r) = Ae-r/ro where A and ro are constants and use as a trial function W(r) = Ce-Br (4) where C is the normalization constant. b) Consider the Hamiltonian of a nonharmonic oscillator d2 (5) H + x2 + x4 dx2 Use the WKB approximation to find the ground state of the system as x .
1. Variational method In this problem, you will approximate the ground state wave function of a...
1. Variational method In this problem, you will approximate the ground state wave function of a quantum system using the variational theory. Use the trial wave function below 2 cos/T) , 1x1 trial a/2 to approximate the ground state of a harmonic oscillator given by 2.2 2 using a as an adjustable parameter. (a) Calculate the expectation value for the kinetic energy, (?) trial 4 points (b) Calculate the expectation value for the potential energy, Virial. Sketch ??tria, (V)trial, and...
09 Estimate the ground state energy and wavefunction for a particle in a box using the...
09 Estimate the ground state energy and wavefunction for a particle in a box using the variational method with the following trial wavefunction, where N is the normalization constant and ß is a variational parameter that should be minimized. 14) = N exp(-Bx2) (7.6) 1. Is this a good trial wavefunction for this approximation (justify your answer)? 2. Why is this not a good wavefunction? 3. Can you solve this problem both analytically and numerically? Pay careful attention to limits...
Exercise 7: Variational principle and hydrogen atom a) Variational method: show that EOT OTHOT)orloT) yields an upper b...
Exercise 7: Variational principle and hydrogen atom a) Variational method: show that EOT OTHOT)orloT) yields an upper bound to the exact ground state energy Eo for any trial wave function r. b) Apply the variational method to the ground state of the hydrogen atom (without rel- ativistic corrections), using as trial function r Ce"ar and compare it to the result of problem 7.13 of the book. c) The variational method can also be applied to excited states, by taking care...
Two students have a very pressing homework deadline concerning the application of the variational principle to...
Two students have a very pressing homework deadline concerning the application of the variational principle to estimate the ground state energy of the harmonic oscillator. The Hamiltonian operator of such system is î H -12d = 24 d.22 + 2 .2. in which u is the reduced mass of the oscillator and w = (force constant/u)/2 its natural frequency. The correct energies for this system are well known Eo = (v +) , v= 0,1,2, ... As the trial function...
2. Variational method. We can approximate the true ground-state wavefunction of the harmonic -프sxs and w(x) =D0 cos(cx...
2. Variational method. We can approximate the true ground-state wavefunction of the harmonic -프sxs and w(x) =D0 cos(cx) in the range oscillator by the trial wavefunction p(x) = X 2c 2c outside this range. (This wavefunction is already normalized). (A) Compute the energy expectation value of b as a function of c. (B) Determine the value of c that gives the minimal energy. (C) Compare the minimal energy to the energy of the true ground-state wavefunction
2. Variational method. We...
Example To obtain the ground state energy of a particle in a one-dimensional box, a graduate...
Example To obtain the ground state energy of a particle in a one-dimensional box, a graduate student used a postulated wavefunction of the form Y = e-ax? where a is a variational parameter. Along the process, the student obtained the following result. ſy trial ÀY trial Etrial = There are trial trial Complete the variation calculation procedure and obtain the optimal value of a.
4.2 The potential energy in a MOFSET device near the metal oxide interface is approximately V(x) ...
4.2 The potential energy in a MOFSET device near the metal oxide interface is approximately V(x) - qEx forx > 0 where q is the electron charge, and E is the electric field strength. Use the variational technique to estimate the ground state energy of an electron in this configuration. (Hints: a) use the un-normalized trial function ф(x)-x exp(-ax2)). b) Find the normalized trial wave-function c) Compute the energy functional (i.e. the expectation value of the Hamiltonian for the state...
(a) Use the variational method to estimate the ground state energy of a particle of |mass m in a potential Vx)kx, k > 0. (b) Calculate the energy shift in the ground state and in the degenerate 1t excited state of a 2-dimensional harmonic oscillator H(P2P,2/2m m(x +y)due to the perturbation V 2Axy. (20 pts)
(a) Use the variational method to estimate the ground state energy of a particle of |mass m in a potential Vx)kx, k > 0. (b)...
2. Variational Principle. The energy of a system with wave function ψ is given by where H is the energy operator. The variational principle is a method by which we guess a trial form for the wave function φ, with adjustable parameters, and minimize the resulting energy with respect to the adjustable parameters. This essentially chooses a "best fit" wave function based on our guess. Since the energy of the system with the correct wave function will always be minimum...
a) Use the variational method to estimate the binding energy of a deuteron. Assume that the potential between the proton and neutron is V(r) = Ae-r/ro where A and ro are constants and use as a trial function W(r) = Ce-Br (4) where C is the normalization constant. b) Consider the Hamiltonian of a nonharmonic oscillator d2 (5) H + x2 + x4 dx2 Use the WKB approximation to find the ground state of the system as x .
1. Variational method In this problem, you will approximate the ground state wave function of a quantum system using the variational theory. Use the trial wave function below 2 cos/T) , 1x1 trial a/2 to approximate the ground state of a harmonic oscillator given by 2.2 2 using a as an adjustable parameter. (a) Calculate the expectation value for the kinetic energy, (?) trial 4 points (b) Calculate the expectation value for the potential energy, Virial. Sketch ??tria, (V)trial, and...
09 Estimate the ground state energy and wavefunction for a particle in a box using the variational method with the following trial wavefunction, where N is the normalization constant and ß is a variational parameter that should be minimized. 14) = N exp(-Bx2) (7.6) 1. Is this a good trial wavefunction for this approximation (justify your answer)? 2. Why is this not a good wavefunction? 3. Can you solve this problem both analytically and numerically? Pay careful attention to limits...
Exercise 7: Variational principle and hydrogen atom a) Variational method: show that EOT OTHOT)orloT) yields an upper bound to the exact ground state energy Eo for any trial wave function r. b) Apply the variational method to the ground state of the hydrogen atom (without rel- ativistic corrections), using as trial function r Ce"ar and compare it to the result of problem 7.13 of the book. c) The variational method can also be applied to excited states, by taking care...
Two students have a very pressing homework deadline concerning the application of the variational principle to estimate the ground state energy of the harmonic oscillator. The Hamiltonian operator of such system is î H -12d = 24 d.22 + 2 .2. in which u is the reduced mass of the oscillator and w = (force constant/u)/2 its natural frequency. The correct energies for this system are well known Eo = (v +) , v= 0,1,2, ... As the trial function...
2. Variational method. We can approximate the true ground-state wavefunction of the harmonic -프sxs and w(x) =D0 cos(cx) in the range oscillator by the trial wavefunction p(x) = X 2c 2c outside this range. (This wavefunction is already normalized). (A) Compute the energy expectation value of b as a function of c. (B) Determine the value of c that gives the minimal energy. (C) Compare the minimal energy to the energy of the true ground-state wavefunction
2. Variational method. We...
Example To obtain the ground state energy of a particle in a one-dimensional box, a graduate student used a postulated wavefunction of the form Y = e-ax? where a is a variational parameter. Along the process, the student obtained the following result. ſy trial ÀY trial Etrial = There are trial trial Complete the variation calculation procedure and obtain the optimal value of a.
4.2 The potential energy in a MOFSET device near the metal oxide interface is approximately V(x) - qEx forx > 0 where q is the electron charge, and E is the electric field strength. Use the variational technique to estimate the ground state energy of an electron in this configuration. (Hints: a) use the un-normalized trial function ф(x)-x exp(-ax2)). b) Find the normalized trial wave-function c) Compute the energy functional (i.e. the expectation value of the Hamiltonian for the state...
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