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    Problem Sheet -1

    Wave-Particle Duality:
    1. Find the de Broglie wavelength associated with
    i. A46 gm ball with velocity 36m/s
    ii. An electron with a velocity107m/s
    iii. Which of these two-show wave character and why?
    2. Determine the wavelength associated with an electron having K.E. equal to 1MeV.
    3. A proton and an α particle have the same K. E. Given that, 𝑚𝛼 = 4𝑚𝑝 .
    i. How do their speeds compare?
    ii. How do their momenta compare?
    iii. How do their de Broglie wavelengths compare?
    4. Show that, the de Broglie wavelength associated with an electron of energy V electron volts is
    approximately 1.227⁄ .
    √𝑉
    5. Show that, the de Broglie wavelength for a material particle of rest mass mo and charge q, accelerated
    from rest through a potential difference of V volts relativastically is given by,
    ℎ
    𝜆=
    𝑞𝑉
    √2𝑚𝑜 𝑞𝑉 (1 + )
    2𝑚𝑜 𝑐 2
    6. An electron has a speed of 600m/s with an accuracy of 0.005%. Calculate the certainty with which we can
    locate the position of the electron.
    7. The lifetime of an excited state of an atom is about 10-8 sec. Calculate the minimum uncertainity in the
    determination of the energy of the excited state.
    8. The position and momentum of a 1KeV electron are simultaneously determined. If its position is locatedto
    within 0.1nm, what is the percentage of uncertainty in its momentum?

    9. Consider an electron of momentum p in the Coulomb field of proton. The total energy is,
    𝑝2 𝑒2
    𝐸= −
    2𝑚 (4𝜋𝜀0 )𝑟
    Where r is the distance of the electron from the proton. Assuming that the uncertainty ∆𝑟 of the radial
    coordinate is ∆𝑟 ≈ 𝑟 and ∆𝑝 ≈ 𝑝. Use Heisenberg’s Uncertainty principle to obtain an estimate of the size
    and the energy of the hydrogen atom in the ground state.
    3
    10. Calculate the de Broglie wavelength of an electron moving with velocity 5 𝑐.

    11. The momentum of an electron is 600 keV/c. Determine the de Broglie wavelength and the phase velocity
    and group velocity of its de Broglie wavelength.
    12. If an electron is confined within a region of 10-10 m, find the minimum uncertainty in its momentum and
    velocity.

    Operator
    1 1 0 1
    ̂
    13. If 𝐴 = (1 ̂
    0 1) and 𝜓 = (−2) Then obtain the eigenvalue of 𝐴̂.
    0 1 1 1

    14. Show that the following matrices are Hermitian conjugation:


    1
    ( 𝑖 ) and ( 1 -i -1 )
    −1
    15. Show that, 𝑥̂𝑝̂𝑥 + 𝑝̂𝑥 𝑥̂ is Hermitian.
    16. Show that the following matrices are Hermitian,
    1 1 0
    3 𝑖 0 −𝑖
    a) 𝐴̂ = ( ), b) 𝐴̂ = ( ), ̂
    c) 𝐴 = (1 0 1),
    −𝑖 3 𝑖 0
    0 1 1
    17. Show that, 𝐴̂ is an unitary operator:
    1 1 + 𝑖 −1 + 𝑖 1 1 𝑖 1 1+𝑖 −1 + 𝑖
    a) 𝐴̂ = 2 ( ), b) 𝐴̂ = ( ), c) 𝐴̂ = ( )
    1+𝑖 1−𝑖 √2 𝑖 1 2 1+𝑖 1−𝑖

    0 −𝑖 1
    18. Let 𝐴̂ = ( ) and 𝜓̂ = ( ). Hence Show that, (𝐴̂𝜓)† = ψ†𝐴̂†.
    𝑖 0 𝑖

    0 1 0 −𝑖
    19. Let 𝐴̂ = ( ) and 𝐵̂ = ( ), then show that, (𝐴̂𝐵̂ )†= 𝐵̂†𝐴̂†.
    1 0 𝑖 0

    −1 1
    20. Let Ψ1 = ( ), Ψ2 = ( ), Then show that the functions are orthogonal.
    𝑖 −𝑖

    1 0
    21. Let Ψ1 = ( ), Ψ2 = ( ), Then show that the functions are orthogonal.
    0 1

    22. Show that the following wave functions Ψ are normalized:


    1
    1 1 1
    a) ( ), b) ( ), c) (1)
    0 √2 𝑖
    1
    1 −𝑖
    23. Let 𝐴̂ = ( ), Hence show that, (𝐴̂† )† = 𝐴̂.
    1 1

    0 1
    24. For 𝐴̂ = ( ), show that 𝐴̂𝐴̂𝑇 = 𝐴̂𝑇 𝐴̂ = 𝐼̂.
    1 0

    25. Show that, if 𝐴̂ and 𝐵̂ are Hermitian operator then i [𝐴̂, 𝐵̂ ] is Hermitian.

    𝑑
    26. Show that, [𝑑𝑥 , 𝑥 𝑛 ] = 𝑛𝑥 𝑛−1

    𝑑
    27. Find the eigenfunction of the operator given by 𝑥 + .
    𝑑𝑥

    28. Show that an operator always commutes with its inverse.

    29. If if 𝐴̂ and 𝐵̂ are Hermitian operators then show that, 𝐴̂𝐵̂ + 𝐵̂ 𝐴̂ is Hermitian.

    30. Prove that,

    a. [𝐴̂, 𝐵̂] = [𝐵̂ , 𝐴̂]


    b. [𝐴̂, 𝐵̂ 𝐶̂ ] = [𝐴̂, 𝐵̂ ]𝐶̂ + 𝐵̂ [𝐴̂, 𝐶̂ ]
    c. [𝐴̂𝐵̂ , 𝐶̂ ] = [𝐴̂, 𝐶̂ ]𝐵̂ + 𝐴̂[𝐵̂ , 𝐶̂ ]

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