PHY431A–Quantum Mecchanics I Total Marks: 20

Department of Physics, IIT–Kanpur Answer all questions

Aug 31, 2021 Quiz #2 Duration: 60 minutes.

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1. (a) g(x, b) = √2πb exp − 2b 2 . Plot g(x, b) for two positive constants b1 , b2 (b1 > b2 ).
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(b) What do mean by expectation value of x ? What is Ehrenfest’s theorem ?
(c) Show that the Projection operators are Idempotent. Determine their eigenvalues.
(d) In the sequential Stern-Gerlach experiments shown below:

Write A-H outputs. SGx̂ and SGẑ refers to Stern-Gerlach apparatus with inhomogeneous
magnetic field along x-direction and z-direction respectively. [3+2+2+2]

2. A particle of mass m is confined to one dimensional infinite square well. At t = 0, if the

particle’s wave function is
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(a) what is the wave function at the later time t = t0 .
(b) what is the average energy of the system at t = 0 and t = t0 .
(c) what is the probability that the particle is found in the left half (0 ≤ x ≤ a/2) of
the box at t = t0 . [2+1+3]

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