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Chapter 4

This document provides an overview of topics in modern physics including quantum mechanics. It contains 10 problems related to quantum mechanical concepts like wave functions, probability distributions, particles in boxes, and the Schrodinger equation. The problems cover calculating wave functions for free particles, determining probability and energy levels for stationary states, finding widths of boxes from energy values, and normalizing wave functions. The document is a set of lecture slides that uses examples and problems to explain foundational ideas in quantum mechanics.

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Chapter 4

This document provides an overview of topics in modern physics including quantum mechanics. It contains 10 problems related to quantum mechanical concepts like wave functions, probability distributions, particles in boxes, and the Schrodinger equation. The problems cover calculating wave functions for free particles, determining probability and energy levels for stationary states, finding widths of boxes from energy values, and normalizing wave functions. The document is a set of lecture slides that uses examples and problems to explain foundational ideas in quantum mechanics.

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Phys60 – Modern Physics

QUANTUM
MECHANICS
Fedil G. Sanico II
Instructor

Department of Physics
College of Science and Mathematics
University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines - CDO
1) The wave function Ψ 𝑥, 𝑡 = 𝐴𝑒 𝑖(𝑘1 𝑥−𝜔1 𝑡) + 𝐴𝑒 𝑖(𝑘2 𝑥−𝜔2 𝑡) is a
superposition of two free-particle wave functions. Both 𝑘1 and
𝑘2 are positive. (a) Show that this wave function satisfies the
Schrödinger equation for a free particle of mass m. (b) Find
the probability distribution function for Ψ 𝑥, 𝑡 .
2) Consider the wave function 𝜓 𝑥 = 𝐴1 𝑒 𝑖𝑘𝑥 + 𝐴2 𝑒 −𝑖𝑘𝑥 , where k is
positive. Is this a valid time-independent wave function for a
free particle in a stationary state? What is the energy
corresponding to this wave function?
3) An electron is moving as a free particle in the –x direction
with momentum that has magnitude 4.50×10-24 kg∙m/s. What
is the one-dimensional time-dependent wave function of the
electron?

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4) A free particle moving in one dimension has wave function
Ψ 𝑥, 𝑡 = 𝐴 𝑒 𝑖 𝑘𝑥−𝜔𝑡 − 𝑒 𝑖 2𝑘𝑥−4𝜔𝑡 where k and 𝜔 are positive real
constants. (a) At 𝑡 = 0 what are the two smallest positive
values of x for which the probability function is a maximum?
(b) Repeat part (a) for time 𝑡 = 2𝜋Τ𝜔.
5) Consider a wave function given by 𝜓 𝑥 = 𝐴 sin 𝑘𝑥 , where 𝑘 =
2𝜋Τ and A is a real constant. (a) For what values of x is there
𝜆
the highest probability of finding the particle described by this
wave function? (b) For which values of x is the probability
zero?
6) Compute Ψ 2 for Ψ = 𝜓 sin 𝜔𝑡 where 𝜓 is time independent and
𝜔 is a real constant. Is this a wave function for a stationary
state? Why or why not?

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7) Consider a particle in a box with rigid walls at x=0 and x=L.
Let the particle be in the ground level and use 𝜓 𝑥 =
2 𝑛𝜋𝑥
sin . (a) For which values of if any, in the range from 0
𝐿 𝐿
to L is the probability of finding the particle zero? (b) For
which values of is the probability highest?
8) Find the width L of a one-dimensional box for which the
ground-state energy of an electron in the box equals the
absolute value of the ground state of a hydrogen atom.
9) A proton is in a box of width L. What must the width of the
box be for the ground-level energy to be 5.0 MeV, a typical
value for the energy with which the particles in a nucleus are
bound?

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10) A particle moving in one dimension (the x-axis) is described
by the wave function
𝐴𝑒 −𝑏𝑥 , for 𝑥 ≥ 0
𝜓 𝑥 = ቊ 𝑏𝑥
𝐴𝑒 , for 𝑥 < 0
where b=2.00 m-1, and A>0. (a) Determine A so that the
wave function is normalized. (c) Find the probability of
finding this particle in each of the following regions: (i) within
50.0 cm of the origin, (ii) on the left side of the origin, and
(iii) between x= 0.500 m x = 1.00 m.

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