NAME: BAUTISTA, Maurice F.

RATING:
COURSE: MS PHYSICS
SUBJECT: Quantum Mechanics II
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Joel Tiu Maquiling
DATE: February 4, 2020

HOMEWORK #1

1. (a) Show that the operator ^ ^ 2+1 ) d +i ^

A =i ( X X is Hermitian.
dx
(b) Find the state ψ ( x) for which ^ A ψ ( x )=0 and normalize it.
(c) Calculate the probability of finding the particle in the region: −1 ≤ x ≤1
2. (a) Using the commutator [ ^X,^ X m, ^
P ] =iℏ , show that [ ^ X m−1, with m>1. Can you think of a
P ]=imℏ ^
direct way to get to the same result?
^ ]=iℏ dF ( X ) , where F ( X
^
(b) Use the result of (a) to show the general relation [ F ( X ^ ),P ^ ) is
d^X
differential operator function ^
X.
3. Given the eigenvalue equation ^ H ψ=εψ where ^ H is the total energy operator given by
2 2
^ −ℏ d 1 2 2 2
H= 2
+ m ω x , and ε is the eigenenergy. Find ε when ψ ( x ) =A e−α x .
2m d x 2
P2 −ℏ2 d 2
^
^ = 1 k x 2= 1 m ω2 x 2 is the potential
NOTE: ^K= = 2 is the kinetic energy operator while
V
2m 2m d x 2 2
energy operator.
4. Consider a system under the action of two operators A and B given by:
1 −1 0 0 4 0
(
A=ε −1 1
0 0 −1 ) (
0 B=λ 4 0 1
)
0 1 0
(a) Suppose that when we measure a, we obtain −ε. Immediately afterwards, we measure b.
What values will we obtain for b and what are the probabilities corresponding to each
value?
(b) Calculate the uncertainty Δ B .