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Tuesday, 27 September 2016

Problem 1

Wave function of a particle moving in free space is given by, \psi=e^{ikx}+2e^{-ikx}. Find the energy of the particle.

Answer: one dimensional Schrödinger equation is -\frac{\hbar^2}{2m}\frac{d^2\psi}{dx^2}+V\psi=E\psi
For a free particle V=0
-\frac{\hbar^2}{2m}\frac{d^2\psi}{dx^2}=E\psi
\frac{d^2\psi}{dx^2}=-k^2\left(e^{ikx}+2e^{-ikx}\right)=-k^2\psi
E=\frac{\hbar^2k^2}{2m}

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