Physics 827: Homework Set No. 6
Due date: Friday, November 11, 2011, 1:00pm
in PRB M2043 (Biao Huang’s office)
Total point value of set: 55 points
Problem 1 (10 pts.): Exercise 5.2.1 (Shankar, p. 163)
Problem 2 (20 pts.): Exercise 5.2.2 (Shankar, p. 163). Hint: I found it useful to replace
the potential V (2) by a suitable Gaussian potential of smaller magnitude in order to put an
upper bound on the energy expectation value,
Problem 8 (5 pts.): Exercise 5.3.1 (Shankar, p. 166)
Problem 4 (5 pts.): Exercise 5.3.4 (Shankar, p. 167)
Problem 5 (15 pts.):
(a) (5 pts.) According to Postulate Il, the angular momentum operator is defined as
L x P. Is this operator Hermitean? If not, write down a Hermitean expression for the
angular momentum.
(b) (10 pts.) Using Ehrenfest’s theorem, derive the equation of motion for the expecta-
tion value of angular momentum in an arbitrary state |!) for a particle in a 3-dimensional
harmonic oscillator potential (with Hamiltonian given by Eq. (4.3.4) in Shankar),Exerecse 5:21 Cyege 163)
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