Multiple Integral

1. Find the center of mass of the solid hemisphere bounded by the surfaces x2 + y 2 + z 2 = a2
and the xy-plane, assuming that it has a uniform density ρ.
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Answer: (0, 0, a)
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2. If we place an uniform sphere with its center at the origin of an x, y, z coordinate system, find
its moment of inertia about the z-axis. Assume the radius and mass of the sphere is a and M .
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Answer: M a2
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3. A thin uniform circular disc has mass M and radius a.

(a) Find the moment of inertia about an axis perpendicular to its plane and passing through
its center.
(b) Find the moment of inertia of the same disc about a diameter.
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Answer: (a) M a2 (b) M a2
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4. In quantum mechanics the electron in a hydrogen atom in some particular state is described
by a wavefunction Ψ, which is such that |Ψ|2 dV (or (Ψ∗ Ψ)dV ) is the probability of finding
the electron in the infinitesimal volume dV . In spherical polar coordinates, two such states are
described by
 1/2  3/2
1 1
Ψ1 = 2e−r/a0 ,
4π a0
 1/2  3/2 −r/2a0
3 iφ 1 re
Ψ2 = − sin θ e √ .
8π 2a0 a0 3
Z
Show that each Ψi is normalized, i.e., the integral over all space |Ψ|2 dV is equal to unity -
physically, this means that the electron must be somewhere.