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PROBLEM II (40 pts.)
Consider a particle with mass m, which is confined to an infinitely deep, one-dimensional square
potential well of width a. For this problem you should work with a coordinate system which is
centered in the middle of the well, ie.
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PROBLEM III (40 pts. + 10 pts. extra credit)
Consider a free particle in one dimension, ie. a system with a Hamilton operator
2
= p .
H
2m
operator H.
In the following questions you will determine how h
x2 i evolves with time.
e. (8 pts.) Using the results from Problem I, show that
dh
x2 i
1
=
h
px
+x
pi.
dt
m
f. (extra credit - 10 pts.) Show that
d2 h
x2 i
4
=
hHi,
2
dt
m
and use this result to find
h
x i=
h
m
1
+ k02
2a2
t2 +
a2
.
2
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USEFUL INTEGRALS
x sin 2ax
+
2
4a
x sin 2ax
=
2
4a
cos(p q)x cos(p + q)x
=
2(p q)
2(p + q)
r
1
=
2 a
r
1
=
4 a3
cos2 ax dx =
Z
sin2 ax dx
Z
sin px cos qx dx
Z
2
eax dx
0
Z
2
x2 eax dx
0