Solution of Schrödinger Equation
Solution of Schrödinger Equation
Schrödinger
Equation
For Free Particles
Group Members
1. Maria Saleem # 09
2.Muhammad Azam # 13
3.Waqar-ul-Hassan # 24
THE FREE PARTICLE
• From the formula given for the energy levels for the particle in the
box, En=h2n2/8ma2 for n = 1, 2, 3,4… , we can see that the spacing
between adjacent levels increases with n. This appears to indicate
that the energy spectrum does not become continuous for large n,
which must be the case for the quantum mechanical result to be
identical to the classical result in the high-energy limit.
EXAMPLE 1
• We have,
which approaches zero as n→∞. Both the level spacing and the energy
increase with n, but the energy increases faster (as n2), making the energy
spectrum appear to be continuous as n→∞.
• The correspondence principle states that classical mechanics emerges
from quantum mechanics as high quantum numbers are reached.
A PARTICLE IN A BOX
• (a) The energies of a particle constrained to move in a finite region of space are
quantized;
• (b) The energies and wave functions for a particle moving in a box are labelled
by quantum numbers. The wave functions of a particle constrained to move in
a one-dimensional box are mutually orthogonal sine functions with the same
amplitude but differ wavelengths.
• The zero point energy is the lowest, irremovable energy of a particle in a box.
• The correspondence principle states that classical mechanics emerges from
quantum mechanics as high quantum numbers are reached.
FIGURE 3