Assignment # 2
CSE
Problem 1
The following wavefunction defines a system:
2𝜋𝑥 𝐿 𝐿
𝜓(𝑥) = 𝐴 𝑐𝑜𝑠 ( ), 𝑓𝑜𝑟 − ≤𝑥≤
𝐿 4 4
(a) Determine the normalization constant A.
𝐿
(b) What is the probability that the particle will be found between 𝑥 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = ?
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Problem 2
A particle with zero energy has a wavefunction
𝑥2
− 2
𝜓(𝑥 ) = 𝐴𝑥𝑒 𝐿
Find and sketch 𝑉(𝑥).
Problem 3
The wavefunction of a particle is given as 𝜓(𝑥) = 𝐴 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑘𝑥 + 𝐵𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑥
Show that it is a solution is the Schrodinger Equation with 𝑉(𝑥) = 0 and find the energy.
Problem 4
𝐿 𝐿
A particle is confined to a box from − ≤ 𝑥 ≤ , What are the wavefunctions and
2 2
probability densities for the n = 1, 2, and 3 states? Sketch them.
Problem 5:
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A solution of Schrodinger's equation for an oscillator is 𝜓𝑛 (𝑥) = 𝐶𝑥𝑒 −𝛼𝑥
(a) Express in terms of m and . What is the energy of this state?
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(b) Normalize it. (Remember for oscillator 𝑉(𝑥) = 2 𝑘𝑥 2 )
Problem 6:
An electron is bound to x > 0 with the wavefunction 𝜓𝑛 (𝑥) = 𝐶𝑒 −𝑥 (1 − 𝑒 −𝑥 )
(a) Normalize the wavefunction.
(b) What is the most probable value of x?
(c) What is the expectation value of x?
Problem 7:
Which of the following are eigenfunctions of the momentum operator,
𝑑
𝑝̂ = 𝑖ℏ
𝑑𝑥
(𝑎) 𝜓(𝑥) = 𝐴 sin(𝑘𝑥)
(𝑏) 𝜓(𝑥) = 𝐴 sin(𝑘𝑥) − 𝐴 𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝑘𝑥)
(𝑐) 𝜓(𝑥) = 𝐴 sin(𝑘𝑥) + 𝑖𝐴 cos(𝑘𝑥)
(𝑑) 𝜓(𝑥) = 𝐴 𝑒 −𝑖𝑘(𝑥−𝑎)
