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CHAPTER 1. THE WAVE FUNCTION 3 Chapter 1 The Wave Function Problem 1.1 (a) hji2 = 212 = 441. hj 2 i = =  1 X 2 1 

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CHAPTER 1. THE WAVE FUNCTION

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Chapter 1

The Wave Function Problem 1.1 (a) hji2 = 212 = 441. hj 2 i = =

 1 X 2 1  2 j N (j) = (14 ) + (152 ) + 3(162 ) + 2(222 ) + 2(242 ) + 5(252 ) N 14 1 6434 (196 + 225 + 768 + 968 + 1152 + 3125) = = 459.571. 14 14 j 14 15 16 22 24 25

(b)

σ2 = =

σ=

∆j = j − hji 14 − 21 = −7 15 − 21 = −6 16 − 21 = −5 22 − 21 = 1 24 − 21 = 3 25 − 21 = 4

 1  1 X (∆j)2 N (j) = (−7)2 + (−6)2 + (−5)2 · 3 + (1)2 · 2 + (3)2 · 2 + (4)2 · 5 N 14 260 1 (49 + 36 + 75 + 2 + 18 + 80) = = 18.571. 14 14



18.571 = 4.309.

(c) hj 2 i − hji2 = 459.571 − 441 = 18.571.

[Agrees with (b).]

c

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CHAPTER 1. THE WAVE FUNCTION

Problem 1.2 (a) h

Z

2

1 1 x √ dx = √ 2 hx 2 h 2

hx i = 0

σ 2 = hx2 i − hxi2 =

h2 − 5



 h 2 5/2 h2 = x . 5 5 0

 2 h 4 2 2h = h ⇒ σ = √ = 0.2981h. 3 45 3 5

(b) √ x+ 1 √ 1 1 √  √ dx = 1 − √ (2 x) = 1 − √ x+ − x− . 2 hx 2 h h x−

x+

Z P =1−

x−

x+ ≡ hxi + σ = 0.3333h + 0.2981h = 0.6315h; √

P =1−

0.6315 +



x− ≡ hxi − σ = 0.3333h − 0.2981h = 0.0352h.

0.0352 = 0.393.

Problem 1.3 (a) Z



2

Ae−λ(x−a) dx.

1=

Let u ≡ x − a, du = dx, u : −∞ → ∞.

−∞

Z



−λu2

1=A

e −∞

r

r π du = A λ

⇒ A=

λ . π

(b) Z



2

xe−λ(x−a) dx = A

hxi = A

−∞ ∞

ue

−λu2

Z

Z



e −∞



r  π = a. du = A 0 + a λ 



2

x2 e−λ(x−a) dx

−∞ ∞

Z

2

u2 e−λu du + 2a

=A

Z

−∞



−λu2

du + a

−∞

hx2 i = A

2

(u + a)e−λu du

−∞

Z =A



Z

1 =A 2λ

r



2

ue−λu du + a2

−∞

π + 0 + a2 λ

σ 2 = hx2 i − hxi2 = a2 +

r

π λ



Z



2

e−λu du



−∞

1 = a2 + . 2λ

1 1 − a2 = ; 2λ 2λ

1 σ=√ . 2λ

c

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CHAPTER 1. THE WAVE FUNCTION (c)

5

l(x) A

x

a

Problem 1.4 (a) |A|2 1= 2 a

Z

a

|A|2

2

Z

(

b 2

2

(b − x) dx = |A| 2 (b − a) a r   b−a 3 2 a 2b = |A| + ⇒ A= = |A| . 3 3 3 b x dx +

0

1 a2



  a  b ) x3 1 (b − x)3 + − 3 0 (b − a)2 3 a

(b) ^ A

a

b

x

(c) At x = a. (d) a

Z

|A|2 |Ψ| dx = 2 a 2

P = 0

Z 0

a

a x dx = |A| = . 3 b 2

2a



P = 1 if b = a, X P = 1/2 if b = 2a. X

(e)   Z a Z b 1 1 2 x|Ψ|2 dx = |A|2 2 x3 dx + x(b − x) dx a 0 (b − a)2 a (  4  a   b ) 2 3 1 x 1 x3 x4 2x + b = − 2b + b a2 4 0 (b − a)2 2 3 4 a  2  3 = a (b − a)2 + 2b4 − 8b4 /3 + b4 − 2a2 b2 + 8a3 b/3 − a4 2 4b(b − a)  4  b 2 3 1 3 2a + b 2 2 = −a b + a b = (b3 − 3a2 b + 2a3 ) = . 2 2 4b(b − a) 3 3 4(b − a) 4 Z

hxi =

c

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CHAPTER 1. THE WAVE FUNCTION

Problem 1.5 (a) Z

2

2



Z

−2λx

|Ψ| dx = 2|A|

1=

e

2



dx = 2|A|

0

 ∞ e−2λx |A|2 = ; −2λ 0 λ

A=



λ.

(b) Z hxi =

2

2

Z



xe−2λ|x| dx = 0.

x|Ψ| dx = |A|

[Odd integrand.]

−∞

2

2

Z

∞ 2 −2λx

hx i = 2|A|

x e 0

 2 1 = dx = 2λ . (2λ)3 2λ2 

(c) σ 2 = hx2 i − hxi2 =

1 ; 2λ2



1 σ=√ . 2λ

|Ψ(±σ)|2 = |A|2 e−2λσ = λe−2λ/





= λe−

2

= 0.2431λ.

|^| 2

h

.24h