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p2
Q 1)Show that for a one-dimensional system with Hamiltonian H = 2m
+
V (x), the commutator
p2
dV
[xp, H] = i~ −x
m dx
p2
dV
2 = x .
2m dx
∂En ∂H
= hψn | |ψn i
∂λ ∂λ
where λ is any parameter that occurs in the Hamiltonian H and |ψn i is the
normalized eigenket of H corresponding to the eigenvalue En .
Use this for the “radial Hamiltonian” for the hydrogen atom
~2 d2 Ze2 l (l + 1) ~2
H=− − +
2m dr2 4π0 r 2mr2
to determine the expectation values hr−1 i and hr−2 i. Hint : for the current
purpose you can treat l as a continuous parameter!
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Q 4) Show that
1 ~
L = m~v 2 − qφ + q~v · A
2
leads to the Lorentz force law!
Q 5) Derive the Hamiltonian corresponding to this Lagrangian.
Q 6) Show that the Schrodinger equation for the electron in a hydrogen-like
~ can be written as
atom subjected to a constant magnetic field B
~2 2 Ze2 e2 ~ 2
i~e ~
− ∇ − − A·∇+ A ψ (~r) = Eψ (~r)
2m 4π0 r m 2m
~ = 1B
where A ~ × ~r.
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