Problem 1: Uncertainty and diffraction spread

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a

Show that the diffraction spread can be understood in terms of uncertainty relation.

sin I = I0

a sin =
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Problem 2: Eisberg-Resnick problem 34 (Chapter 3)

Drop a marble from height H What is the average distance by which you will miss the line directly below?

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Problem 3: Uncertainty and size of hydrogen atom Use uncertainty principle to find the radius of Hydrogen atom in ground state.

Hint: Assume some average radius a. Total energy of electron = Kinetic energy + potential energy (Coloum potential) Minimize the total energy w.r.t. a.
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Problem 4: s orbital wavefunction for Hydrogen is given by:

= A exp( r / a )

Calculate the constant A

Calculate the expected value of radius r.
Hint: Note that all integrals are now on 3D space

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Problem 5: A particle in a deep potential well has wavefunction at some instance given by
V

3 x = A sin( ) L

Energy

L Find the value of A Find the probability of finding the particle in the interval between x = L/3 and x = 2L/3.
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Problem 6: Show that

2 p p x 2 ) = 2i x (x

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Problem 7: Prove Ehrenfest theorem: d V > = < < p > dt x Hint: Use calculations similar to the ones done in class for
d > <x dt

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Problem 8: The wavefunction of a particle is given at time t = 0 by

= A ( x 2 a 2 ), | x | a
= 0 , |x| > a

- Find the constant A - Find < x >, < p >, < x 2 >, < p 2 >, x , p

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Problem 9: Angular momentum operator is defined as

= z y y p z p L x
similar definitions for

, L L y z

Show that

L L L = iL L x y y x z

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Problem 10: Find the adjoint operators corresponding to

, x x2
2

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