QUANTUM HARMONIC Oscillator

Quantum need Schrodinger

Now in
System we
.

. ,

wave
efuetisu : -

d2 if
2ft
+ ( E- v34 = o

*
d24 ①
( { K✗2)Y 0

My
+ E - =

✗n
using m÷
Now
y=
=
. ✗

④
and c-
÷w
=

These are dimensionless quantities .

S thus our

equation would be : -

d24
+ ⇐ -

5) 4 = 0 -
①
µ

Now we
may retrace ( E- yz) by (1-92) .

and and when

C- I are
negligible
compared to yz .

So d2Y
,
+ (1-92) 4 = o -
④
☒
Solution above
of equation is : -

4 =
e-
9212 -

④
?⃝
 9212 for
So 4 = e- is solution large
values of y .

for
So we
may
now write
generality .

4 12
4 = hey ] . e- where hly ) don't

dominate our
large values of
y .
-
④
because ✗ needs to be finite
have
putting eg ④ in ee ⊕
we : -

Now

2yᵈᵈdg
d2h
( 2£ e) h o
-
=
+
-
-

This equation is linear differential equation

without Square terms
any .

So Solution of Such differential equation comes

from expansion like

00

"
hey] =
E any _
⊕
n = 0

Now
substituting equation ④ into efuation

weget.am#=2n-2E- (Ntl ) Cuts

I

)
- i
④

approximate : -

for large n ,
we

may
ante =

÷ .
An -

④
?⃝
 Now in equation ④ as N moves towards
•
,
the Series will
diverge .

But wavefunction should be finite

everywhere .

Foo this to happen equation . equation ⊕

must terminate .

Hey 2h - 2 C- 1- I = 0

C- =

(2I =
≤ + n

_w ÷
" = + n

( ntt ) tw
or E =

-
⊕

which oscillator
is
energy of
.

Foo m = Or we have Eo =

21kW
we call it zero point energy

Now ,
we are sequined to solve eg ,

which is called Hermite differential equation .

d2h
29dg
- + uh = 0

-42

series to Solve it will

Now
using power ,
we

have et ? d
" "
1-1 ) 92
: -

Hnlgj =
.

e-
.

-
So after mathematical exorcise
may
one
,

get
: -

✗ 2×212 as
y=
✗a
% = Cntln ( xx ) .
e-
✗
Mutt
=

which is
eigenfunction corresponding to eigenvalues

En
⇐ ) + n hw
-
=