a) What is the physical interpretation of the wave function in the Schrodinger Equation?
a) What is the physical interpretation of the wave function in the Schrodinger Equation?
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Transcribed Image Text:a) What is the physical interpretation of the wave function in the Schrodinger Equation?
b) The physical interpretation of the wavefunction and the fact that it is a solution of the
Schroedinger equaton, which is a 2nd order differential equation, causes many
restrictions on an acceptable wave function solution: (i) it must be single valued; (ii) it
must be continuous; (iii) its slope must be continuous; and (iv) it must be normalizable
or normalized. Sketch the following functions and check whether they can be wave
function. Explain your answers.
1) 4(x) = for 0 < x <∞
2) Y(x) = | sin(nx)|, for 0 < x< 2
3) Ҹ(x) %3D In (x), for 1 < x < 0o
S0 for – 1 < x < 0
(1 for 0<x<1
1+x
4) Ҹ(x) 3D
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As per guidelines, first question (a) has been answered. Kindly post the remaining separately.
Wave function separately doesn't carry much of physical interpretation apart from containing the information about a particle at a given time. It can't be measured.
However, absolute square of wavefunction gives probability density (probability of finding a particle in a specific region).
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