PHYSICS 460

QUANTUM MECHANICS I

 

 

PROBLEM SET # 4                                                       DUE  21 February 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finish reading Chapter 2, in particular 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, in G.  Continue reading

Chapter 3, especially 3.3 and 3.4 in G.  After Chapter 2 we will study central potentials and the hydrogen atom.  Hence begin reading Chapter 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3.  We will then return to Chapter 3 in detail.

 

 

 

Do problems

 

1.)  G: 2.26

 

2.)  G: 2.27

 

3.)  G: 2.39

 

4.)  G: 2.47

 

 

 

Supplemental Reading in Shankar (S):

 

Chapter 5 discusses the One Dimensional problems we already solved.  Chapter 5.4 looks at scattering from a potential step using a Gaussian wave packet as an incoming particle wavefunction.  It then follows its time evolution in order to determine the R and T coefficients.  It is a difficult section.  Then Chapter 7 is devoted to the all important Harmonic Oscillator.  Finally, begin reading Chapter 1 in Shankar for the mathematics of QM.  Previous students remarked how useful studying this chapter was for them.  We will re-formulate QM along these lines after we study the hydrogen atom in Chapter 4 of G.