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2.1 The particle in a box
2.1.1 The Partical in a One-Dimensional Box
I III V= (x 0, x l )
0 l x
V(x) III III
0 l x
V(x) III III2 2
2
( ) ( ) ( )2
d x x E xm dx
2 2
2
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )2
d x E x xm dx
2
2 )(1)(dx
xdx
I(x) = 0 III(x) = 0
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II ( ) cos sinx A kx B kx 2k mE
0 0I IIlim limx x A = 0
III IIlim limx l x l
Bsinkl = 0B 0
kl = n , n = 0,1,2…n 0
2 2
2 1,2,38n hE nml
II V=0 ( 0< x < l )2 2
2
( ) ( )2
d x E xm dx
0 l x
V(x) III III
II ( ) sin n xx Bl
0 2 222 2 2 2I II III0 0
sin 12
l l
l
ldx dx dx dx B n x l dx B
2B l 2 iB le=0
2B l II2 sin n xl l
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8ml 2h2
E1=
E2= 4E1
E3= 9E1
E4= 16E1
n = 1
n = 2
n = 3
n = 4 --
-
-
++
++
+
+
l0l0
| (x)|2 (x)
x
x
II2 sin n xl l
2 2
2 1,2,38n hE nml
• n• n• ,
(zero-point energy)• E=En+1 En=(2n+1)h2/8ml2 l E 0
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l/2
n = 1
n = 2
n = 3
n = 4--
-
-
++
++
+
+
l0
(x)
(x)R
ˆ ( ) ( )R x x l x=l/2
2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ
2 2 ( ) 2d d dRT R T
m dx m d x l m dxˆ ˆ ˆRV V
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ( )RH R T V RT RV T V H
ˆ ( ) ( )H x E x ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ( )[ ( )] ( )[ ( )]RH R x RE R x
ˆ ˆ ˆ[ ( )] [ ( )]H R x E R x
ˆ ( ) ( )R x c x2 2
0
ˆ ( ) 1l
R x dx c c = 1
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R (symmetric), (even)R (antisymmetric), (odd)
1 3 2 4
0
0( ) ( )
1
l
m n
m nx x dx
m n
l/2
n = 1
n = 2
n = 3
n = 4--
-
-
++
++
+
+
l0
(x)
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2.1.2 Partical in a two-dimensional well
O
ax
b y
8
88
8
V(x, y)
),(),(2 2
2
2
22
yxEyxyxm
)()(),( yYxXyx
22
2
2
2 2)()(
1)()(
1 mEy
yYyYx
xXxX
22
2
22
2
2)()(
1
2)()(
1
y
x
mEdy
yYdyY
mEdx
xXdxX E = Ex + Ey
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xa
na
xX xsin2)( 2
22
8mahnE x
x
2
22
8mbhn
E yy
nx=1, 2, 3…
ny=1, 2, 3…
byn
axn
abyx yx sinsin2),(
2
2
2
22
8 bn
an
mhEEE yx
yx
nx=1, 2, 3… ny=1, 2, 3…
+
O
a
bb
a
O
+-
O
a
b
+
-+
+-
-
O
a
b
1,1 1,2 2,1 2,2
2( ) sin ynY y y
b b
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czn
byn
axn
abczyx zyx sinsinsin22),,(
2
22
2
22
2
22
,, 888 mchn
mbhn
mahn
E zyxnnn zyx
nx=1, 2, 3… ny=1, 2, 3… nz=1, 2, 3…
a = b = c = l
0
5
10
2,2,2
1,1,31,3,13,1,1
1,2,22,1,22,2,1
1,1,21,2,12,1,1
E/(h
2 /8m
l2 )
1,1,1
degeneracy
2.1.3 Partical in a three-dimensional box
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2,2,2
3,1,1 1,3,1 1,1,3
2,2,1 2,1,2 1,2,2
2,1,1 1,2,1 1,1,2
1,1,1
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2.1.4 The free partical in one dimension
V(x)=0 Schrödinger2 2
2
( ) ( )2
d x E xm dx
2
2 2
( ) 2 ( ) 0d x mE xdx r2+k2=0
1 2( ) ikx ikxx c e c e
2mEk
r = ik( ) cos sinx A kx B kx
E<0 2 2 0ik i i m E m E
x + e-ikx +x eikx + E 0
(x)
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1 1( ) ikxx c e
11 1 12 ikx
x xdp i mEc e pdx
1 2 H xp
1 1 1xiE t
x xie c exp p x E t
1 +x +|px| 2 x|px|
1 x x+dx
1 1 1 1 1 1* * *dW dx dx c c dx =c1
*c1=
xpx x
2 2( ) ikxx c e
2 2x xp p
2 2 x xic exp p x E t
1 2( ) ikx ikxx c e c exp
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2.2 Penetration into and through barriers
2.2.1 An infinitely thick potential wall
0 x
V
I II
I (x<0)2 2
2ˆ
2dH
m dx
II (x 0)2 2
2ˆ
2dH V
m dx
Iikx ikxAe Be 2k mE
IIik x ik xA e B e 2 ( )k m E V
E<V x>0
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II IIik x ik xA e B e 2 ( )k m E V
E<V k' k'=i
IIx xA e B e 2 ( )m V E
x e x
II = A' e x
• II
• 1/ penetration depth
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2.2.2 A barrier of finite width
0 l x
V
I II III
Zone I (x<0): V(x)=0Zone II (0 x l): V(x)=VZone III (x>l): V(x)=0
Iikx ikxAe Be 2k mE
IIik x ik xA e B e 2 ( )k m E V
IIIikx ikxA e B e 2k mE
A. E > V
• I Aeikx Be ikx
• II A'eik'x B' e ik'x
• III A"eikx B"=0
I(0) = II(0) A+B=A'+B'
I II
0 0x x
d ddx dx
kA kB=k'A' k'B'
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II(l) = III(l)
II III
x l x l
d ddx dx
ik l ik l iklA e B e A eik l ik l iklk A e k B e kA e
2 2
4( ) ( )
ikl
ik l ik l
kk eA Ak k e k k e
2 2
2 2
2 ( )sin( ) ( )ik l ik l
i k k k lB Ak k e k k e
2D
kJ Am
2R
kJ Bm
2kJ Am
2 2
2 2 2 2 2
4( )sin ( ) 4
DJ k kDJ k k k l k k
1RJR DJ
l
V
x0
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B. E < V
k' k'=i
2 2 2
2( ) sh( ) 2 ch( )
iklik eA Ak l ik l
2 2
2 2 2 2 2
4( )sh ( ) 4
kDk l k
1l 2 2sh ( ) ( ) 2 4l l ll e e e
2 2 ( )2l m V ElD e e
(l ) (V )m
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2.3 The harmonic oscillator
2 22
2
1ˆ2 2
dH kxm dx
2 2
2 2 2
2 0d mE mkxdx
=2mE/ 2 mk2
2 22 0d x
dxz x
22
2 0d zdz
z z2>> / d2 /dz2 = z2
2 2ze2 2 2
22 2 2 2 2
2 ( 1)z z zd e e z z edz
2 2ze2
22 0d z
dz2 2( ) ( )zz e U z
z ,
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2
2 2 1 0dU dUz Udz dz
0
kk
kU a z
1
0
kk
k
dU a kzdz2
220
( 1)( 2) kk
k
d U a k k zdz
20 0 0
( 1)( 2) 2 1 0k k kk k k
k k ka k k z a kz a z
z, , zk 0: ak+2(k+1)(k+2) + ( / 1 2k) ak= 0
22 1( 1)( 2)k k
ka ak k
k = 0, 1, 2, …,
/ k UU / =2n+1 (n = 0,1,2,…)
an+2=an+4=…=0 U
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2 2 1m E nk
1(2 1) ( )2 2
kE n n hvm
(n = 0,1,2,…)
2
2 2 2 0dU dUz nUdz dz
Hermite
0( ) ( )
nk
n kk
U z H z a z 22( )
( 1)( 2)k kn ka a
k k
2 2( ) ( )zn n nx N e H z z x
2
21
212
1
)(!2
1)(x
nnn exHn
x
H0(z)=1 H1(z)=2zH2(z)=4z2 2 H3(z)=8z3 12zH4(z)=16z4 48z2+12 H5(z)=32z5 160z3+120z
zHn = ½Hn+1 + nHn 1
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n=3
n=2
n=1
x
V(x) (x)
n=0
E3=7hv/2
E2=5hv/2
E1=3hv/2
E0=hv/2
| (x)|2 1( )2
E n hv
2
21
212
1
)(!2
1)(x
nnn exHn
x
T = V
•
• x=0
•
•
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2.4 Partical on a ring
2 2 2
2 2ˆ
2H
m x ym xy
r 0
x=rcosy=rsin
2 2 2
2 2 2
1 1ˆ2
Hm r r r r
r2 2 2 2
2 2 2ˆ
2 2d dH
mr d I d
2
2 2
2d IEd
l lim imAe Be 2lm IE
( )= ( +2 )
2 cos( 2 ) sin( 2 ) 1liml le m i m
2 2
2l
lm
mEI
ml=0, 1, 2,…
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ˆzM i x y i
y x
B=0 ˆl lz m l mM ml
l
imm Ae
2 2*
02 1d A
1 2 1 2(2 ) (2 ) cos sinl
l
imm l le m i m
cos
sin
( ) 1 cos
( ) 1 sinl
l
m l
m l
m
m
ml = 0
ml = 1
ml = 2
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2.5 Partical on a sphere
x=r sin cosy=r sin sinz=r cos
2 2 22 2
1 1rr r r r
22
2 2
1 1 sinsin sin
r2 2
2 22
ˆ2 2
Hmr I
22
2E
I2
2
2IE k
( , ) ( ) ( ) 1 2( ) (2 ) l
l
imm e ml=0, 1, 2,…
2
2
1 sin 0sin sin
lm k z = rcos P(z)= ( )
sind dP dz dPd dz d dz
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22
2(1 ) 01
lmd dPz k Pdz dz z
22( ) (1 ) ( )lmP z z G z
2(1 ) 2( 1) ( 1) 0l l lz G m zG k m m Gn
nn
G a z
2( 1)( 2) ( 1) 2 ( 1) ( 1) 0n l l l nn n a k m m n m n n a
2
( 1) 2 ( 1) ( 1)( 1)( 2)
( )( 1)( 1)( 2)
l l ln n
l ln
k m m n m n na a
n nk n m n m
an n
( )( 1)l lk n m n m G G z= 1
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l=n+|ml| l=|ml|, |ml|+1, …
k = l(l+1)
2 ( 1)l l
1 2
2( )!2 1( ) ( 1) (cos )
2 ( )!l
m mml
ll
l ml Pl m
Associated Legendre functions
,( , ) ( ) ( )l l llm l m mY
Spherical harmonics
l = 0,1,2,…ml= l, l 1, …, l
l ml Ylml( , )
0 0 1/2/21 0 ½(3/ )1/2cos
1 (3/2 )1/2sin e i
2 0 ¼(5/ )1/2(3cos2 1)1 ½(15/2 )1/2cos sin e i
2 ¼(15/2 )1/2sin2 e 2i
3 0 ¼(7/ )1/2(2 5sin2 )cos1 (21/2 )1/2(5cos2 1) sin e i
2 ¼(105/2 )1/2 cos sin2 e 2i
3 (35/ )1/2sin3 e 3i
2
( 1)2llmE l l
I 2l+1
x
y
+
+Real component
Imaginary component
l=1, ml= 1
Condon–Shortley phase
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2
1
0
-1
-2
z
ml
6
6
6
6
6
I: , :212
E I
l = IE = l2/2I
= ( 1)l llangular momentum quantum number
z
ˆ2
l
l l
im
z lm lm leM Y m
i
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1 2
2( )!2 1 1( , ) ( 1) (cos ) exp( )
2 ( )! 2
(cos )exp( )
l
l
m mml
lm ll
ml
l mlY P iml m
NP im
2(2 1)( )!
( 1)4 ( )!
m ml
l
l l mN
l m
( )
3 sin83 sin
8
i
i
p e
p e
1 3( ) sin cos423( ) sin sin
42
x
y
p p p
ip p p
Condon–Shortley
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2.6 The rigid rotor
Rm1
m22 2 2
2 2
1 2
1 1ˆ2 2 2 cmH
m m m
m=m1+m2
1 2
1 1 1m m
2 22 2
2 2cm totalEm
cm
22
2 cm cm cm cmEm
22
2E
22
22E
R
2I R2
( 1)2JJME J J
I
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2.7 Hydrogenic atoms2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2
0 0
ˆ2 2 4 2 2 4e N cm
e N
Ze ZeHm m r m r
2 22
02 4Ze E
r2
2 22 2 2 2
0
1 1 22
Ze Err r r r r
( , , ) ( ) ( , )r R r Y2 2
2 2 2 20
1 ( ) ( 1) 22
d rR Ze l l ER Rr dr r r
u=rR2 2 2
2 2 2 20
2 ( 1) 24 2
d u Ze l l Eu udr r r
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2 2 2
2 2 2 20
2 ( 1) 24 2
d u Ze l l Eu udr r r
2
20
24Zea b=l(l+1)2
2
2 E
22
a bu u ur r
E<0
r 2u u ru e
ru e( ) ru L r e
22 0a bL L Lr r
( ) nn
nL r c r
2 1( 1) (2 ) 0n nn
nc n n b r n a r
1(2 )( 1)n n
n ac cn n b
2n =a4 2
2 2 208e ZEh n
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associated Laguerre functions2 12
1( ) ( )l lnl nR r Ce L
2 1 12 1 1
1 2 1 1( ) ( )l n
l nn l n
d dL e ed d 0
2Z rna
20
0 2
4
e
am e
Bohr radius
3/2 /21,0 0( ) 2R r Z a e
3/2 2 /23,0 0
1( ) 6 69 3
R r Z a e
3/2 /22,0 0
1( ) 22 2
R r Z a e 3/2 2 /23,1 0
1( ) 49 6
R r Z a e
3/2 /22,1 0
1( )2 6
R r Z a e 3/2 2 /23,2 0
1( )9 30
R r Z a e
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0 5 10 150.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
r/a0
2s
0 1 2 3 4 5 60.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
r/a0
1s
0 5 10 15 20 25
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
r/a0
3s
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
-0.04
-0.02
0.00
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.10
r/a0
3p
0 5 10 150.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
r/a0
2p
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 350.00
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.05
r/a0
3d
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0 1 2 3 40.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
r2R210
0 5 100.0
0.1
0.2
r2R220
0 5 100.0
0.1
0.2
r2R221
0 10 200.00
0.05
0.10
r2R230
0 10 200.00
0.05
0.10
r/a0 r/a0
r2R231
0 10 200.00
0.05
0.10
r/a0
r2R232
22 2 2
0 02 2
( ) sinlnl lmD r dr R Y r drd d
R r
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2py2px2pz
1s 2s
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3py3px3pz3s
4py4px4pz4s
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3dz2 3dx2-y2
3dxy 3dxz 3dyz
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4dz2 4dx2-y2
4dxy 4dxz 4dyz
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4fz(x2-y2) 4fzxy 4fx(x2-3y2) 4fy(3x2-y2)
4fz3 4fxz2 4fyz2