Quantum Mechanics I

Homework 4

Due date: 4/21/2020

Question 1 :

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0 0 0 0
e− ~ x |p(x )|dx + √ B e ~ x |p(x )|dx
1 x1
R 1 x1 R
ψW KB (x < x1 ) = √ A
|p(x)| |p(x)|
h  R   R i
x x
ψW KB (x > x1 ) = √ 1 −B sin ~1 x1 p(x0 )dx0 − π4 + 2A cos ~1 x1 p(x0 )dx0 − π4
p(x)

Solution:

1. For x1 < x
For E > V (x) [Classical]:ψc(x) = √p(x) p(x0 )dx0 pp(x0 )dx0
i
Rx i
Rx
C −
e ~ x1
+ √D e ~ x1
p(x)
V1 (x) = E + V 0 (x1 )x,ψc (x) = ψM (αx  0) with p(x)
2. For x < x1,
For E < V (x) [Non-classical, forbidden]: ψf (x) = √|p(x)| |p(x0 )|dx0 + √ B |p(x0 )|dx0
1
Rx 1
Rx
e−
A 1 1
~ x e~ x
|p(x)|
V1 (x) = E − V 0 (x1 )x, ψf (x) = ψM (αx  0) with |p(x)|

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Case x < x1 :

p
p(x) = 2m [E − V (x2 )]
p
= 2m [E − E + V (x2 )x]
p
= 2mV (x2 )x
3√
= ~α 2 x

Z x1 Z x1 √
3 2 3
|p(x0 )| dx0 = ~α 2 xdx0 = ~ (αx) 2
x x 3

then
A 1
|p(x0 )|dx0 + p B e ~1 xx1 |p(x0 )|dx0
Rx R
e− ~
1
ψf (x < x1 ) = p x
|p(x)| |p(x)|
A 3
− 23 (αx) 2 B 2
3
3 (αx)
2
=√ 1 e +√ 1 e
~α(αx) 4 ~α(αx) 4

A |p(x0 )|dx0 + p B e ~1 |p(x0 )|dx0 (1)

1
Rx Rx
e− ~
1 1
ψW KB (x < x1 ) = p x x
|p(x)| |p(x)|

compare to Airy function when αx  0

1 3
− 32 (αx) 2 1 2
3
3 (αx)
2
ψM (αx  0) = a √ 1 e + b√ 1 e
2 π(αx) 4 π(αx) 4

Then we get the coecient r

(2)
r
4π π
a=A ,b = B
~α ~α

Case x1 < x:
Rx 3

x1
p(x0 )dx0 = 23 ~ (−αx) 2

C i
Rx
p(x0 )dx0 D − i x p(x0 )dx0
R
ψc (x) = p e ~ x1 +p e ~ x1
p(x) p(x)
C 2
3
i 3 (−αx) 2 D 3
−i 23 (−αx) 2
ψW KB (x > x1 ) = √ 1 e +√ 1 e
~α(−αx) 4 ~α(−αx) 4

Compare to Airy function when αx  0

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1 2 3 π 1 2 3 π
ψM (αx  0) = a √ 1 sin (−αx) 2 + + b√ 1 cos (−αx) + 2

π (−αx) 4 3 4 π (−αx) 4 3 4
   
1 1 3
i 32 (−αx) 2 +i π 2
3
π 1 1 i 2 (−αx) 32 +i π 2
3
π
4 − e−i 3 (−αx) −i 4 4 + e−i 3 (−αx) −i 4
2 2
= a√ 1 e + b √ 1 e 3

π (−αx) 4 2i π (−αx) 4 2
π π
ei 4 e−i 4
   
a b 3
i 32 (−αx) 2 b a 2
3
=√ 1 + e + √ 1 − e−i 3 (−αx) 2
π (−αx) 4 2i 2 π (−αx) 4 2 2i

π π
ei 4 C e−i 4
(3)
   
a b b a D
√ + =√ , √ − =√
π 2i 2 ~α π 2 2i ~α

Combining result from 2 and 3

 
B π
−iA + ei 4 = C
2

 
1 π
B + iA e−i 4 = D
2

Substitute the C and D to ψW KB (x > x1 )

  R  
1 B i x
p(x0 )dx0 +i π 1 1 − i x p(x0 )dx0 −i π
R
ψW KB (x > x1 ) = p −iA +
e ~ x1 4
+p B + iA e ~ x1 4

p(x) 2 p(x) 2
  Z x   Z x 
1 1 0 0 π 1 0 0 π
=p B cos p(x )dx + + 2A sin p(x )dx +
p(x) ~ x1 4 ~ x1 4
 Z x  Z x
(4)
  
1 1 π 1 π
=p −B sin p(x0 )dx0 − + 2A cos p(x0 )dx0 −
p(x) ~ x1 4 ~ x1 4

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