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PSU MATH 251 Quiz1 2014
PSU MATH 251 Quiz1 2014
QUIZ 1
Name:
Jan 17 2014
2
+ 2 + V (x) = 0.
t
x
Here i = 1 is the imaginary unit and V (x) is a known function of x. Note differential
equations may have imaginary numbers as coefficients, though not typically in this course.
This equation is called the Schrodinger Equation and appears in quantum mechanics. It
is used to describe the behavior of fundamental particles of nature and is the basis of a
lot of quantum theory.
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.5
1.01.0
0.5
0.0
0.5
t
1.0
1.5
2.0