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Quantum Mechanics IV
30.10.2015
Initial conditions in classical physics
Initial and boundary conditions in quantum physics
contd
contd
Particle in a box (infinite square well)
(A = 0 trivial solution)
(k = 0 trivial solution)
contd
Inside the well, the solutions are (the phase of A carries no physical
significance, hence is taken as positive)
This represents Fourier series for f(x), and the fact that "any" function can
be expanded in this way is sometimes called Dirichlet's theorem.
The coefficients cn can be evaluated by Fourier's trick, which exploits the
orthonormality of : Multiply both sides of the above equation by ,
and integrate.
contd
Thus, the stationary states are given by
Given the initial wave function (x, 0), we first compute the expansion
coefficients cn, and then obtain (x, t).
Example: A particle in the infinite square well has the initial wave function
for some constant A . Outside the well, of course, = 0. Plot (x, 0). Find (x, t).
so that,