The University of Adelaide

Department of Physics
Physics IIA – Quantum Mechanics

Test 1
Friday, April 20, 2018 from 2.10 to 3.00 p.m.

There will be 5 minutes reading time and then 45 minutes to complete

the test. Calculators are permitted provided they do not have alpha-
numeric or teletex capabilities.

Questions (overleaf )
Choose three of the five questions. Each question is worth 15 marks. If more
than three questions are attempted, the three questions with the best answers will
be taken into account.

Total marks = 45
 USEFUL INFORMATION
Integrals:
Z L  nπx 
L
dx sin2 =
0 L 2
Z L  nπx   mπx 
dx sin sin = 0 for n 6= m
0 L L
Z L  nπx  L2
dx x sin2 =
0 L 4
Z L  nπx   mπx  2 [1 − (−1)n+m ] n m L2
dx x sin sin =− for n 6= m
0 L L (n2 − m2 )2 π 2
Z L  nπx   nπx 
dx sin cos =0
0 L L
Z L  πx   2πx  −2L
dx sin cos =
0 L L 3π
Z L  2πx   πx  4L
dx sin cos =
0 L L 3π

Z ∞  1
−αx2 π 2
dx e =
−∞ α
Z ∞ 2
dx xe−αx = 0
−∞
Z ∞    1
2 −αx2 1 π 2
dx x e =
−∞ 2α α

eαx
Z
dx eαx =
α
Z
eαx  1

αx
dx xe = x−
α α
Z
eαx 
2x 2

2 αx 2
dx x e = x − + 2
α α α

Trigonometric relations:
X ±Y X ∓Y
sin X ± sin Y = 2 sin cos
2 2
X +Y X −Y
cos X + cos Y = 2 cos cos
2 2
X +Y X −Y
cos X − cos Y = −2 sin sin
2 2
 Uncertainty in position:
p
∆x = hx2 i − hxi2

Photoelectric effect:

Kmax = hf − φ

Black body radiation:

!
2π h c2 1
R(λ) =
λ5 exp λkhc −1
BT

Coulomb force:
kqq 0
F =
r2
Constants:

Boltzmann’s constant: kB = 8.617 × 10−5 eV/ K

Coulomb constant: k = 1/4πε0 = 1.44 eV nm/e2
Elementary charge: e = 1.602 × 10−19 C
Mass of electron: me = 0.5110 MeV/c2
Mass of neutron: mn = 939.6 MeV/c2
Mass of proton: mp = 938.3 MeV/c2
me e4 k 2
Hydrogen ground state energy: E0 = − = −13.61 eV
2~2
Planck’s constant: h = 4.136 × 10−15 eV s
= 1240 eV nm/c
~ = h/2π = 6.582 × 10−16 eV s
= 197.3 eV nm/c

The End