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The document summarizes a few theorems related to the time-independent Schrodinger equation. It states that the equation can be separated into differential equations in space and time coordinates, with the separation constant being real for the wave function to be normalizable. It also notes that the time-independent wave function can always be taken as real, and that for an even potential the wave function can be expressed as a linear combination of even and odd functions.

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Problem 2.1.schrödinger Equation - A Few Theorems - Physics Pages

The document summarizes a few theorems related to the time-independent Schrodinger equation. It states that the equation can be separated into differential equations in space and time coordinates, with the separation constant being real for the wave function to be normalizable. It also notes that the time-independent wave function can always be taken as real, and that for an even potential the wave function can be expressed as a linear combination of even and odd functions.

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Requiredmath:calculus
Requiredphysics:Schrdingerequation
Reference:Griffiths,DavidJ.(2005),IntroductiontoQuantumMechanics,2nd
EditionPearsonEducationProblem2.1.
WeveseenthatthetimeindependentSchrdingerequationcan,inthecasewherethe
potential

isindependentoftime,beseparatedintotwoordinarydifferential

equations,oneinthespacecoordinate andtheotherinthetime .Thetwoequations


are

where istheseparationconstant.
Thesecondonecanbesolvedtoget

Ifthewavefunctionisnormalizable,thentheseparationconstant mustbereal.
Proof:Suppose

.Then

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normalize,wemusthave
alltimes,wemusthave

,so

.Sincethismustbetruefor

Thetimeindependentwavefunctioncanalwaysbetakentobereal.Thisfollowsfrom
thefactthattheSchrodingerequationislinear,soifthewavefunctioniscomplex,its
realandimaginarypartswillsatisfytheequationseparately.
Ifthepotential

(iseven),then

canbetakenasevenorodd.Follows

byconsideringtheSchrdingerequationwith replacedby

Thus

satisfiesthesameequationas

twolinearcombinations

foranevenpotential.Therefore,the
and

alsosatisfythe

equation.Thegeneralsolutioncanthenbebuiltfromalinearcombinationofevenand
oddfunctions.
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