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Problem 3. Consider the two example systems from quantum mechanics. First, for a
particle in a box of length 1 we have the equation
h² d²v
2m dx²
EV,
with boundary conditions (0) = 0 and (1) = 0.
Second, the Quantum Harmonic Oscillator (QHO)
V = EV
h² d²
2m da² +ka²)
1
+kx²
2
(a) Write down the states for both systems. What are their similarities and differences?
(b) Write down the energy eigenvalues for both systems. What are their similarities
and differences?
(c) Plot the first three states of the QHO along with the potential for the system.
(d) Explain why you can observe a particle outside of the "classically allowed region".
Hint: you can use any state and compute an integral to determine a probability of
a particle being in a given region.
Particle is described by the wave function
Y = 0,x 0
a) Calculate A.
b) Take L as 10 nm and calculate the probability of finding the
particle in the region 1 nm
Impurities in solids can be sometimes described by a particle-in-a-box model. Suppose He is substituted for Xe, and assume a particle-in-a-cubic-box model, the length of whose sides is equal to the atomic diameter of Xe (≈ 2.62 Å). Compute the lowest excitation energy for the He atom’s motion. (This is the energy difference between the ground state and the first excited state.)
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