Shankar 10.2.

1
H| = E|
2

where

2m

E (x, y, z) + V (x, y, z)E (x, y, z) = EE (x, y, z) 0 0 < x < L, 0 < y < L, 0 < z < L elsewhere

(1)

V (x, y, z) =

This potential can be written as: V (x, y, z) = Vx (x) + Vy (y) + Vz (z) where Vx (x) = 0 0<x<L , elsewhere Vy (y) = 0 0<y<L , elsewhere Vz (z) = 0 0<z<L elsewhere

With this potential, Hamiltonian is separable; So: E (x, y, z) = E1 (x)E2 (y)E3 (z) and eq. (1) becomes:
2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 E1 (x)+ E2 (y)+ E3 (z) E1 (x) 2m x2 E2 (y) 2m y 2 E3 (z) 2m z 2

2 2 1 E1 (x) = E1 E1 (x) 2m x2 2 2 1 E2 (y) = E2 E2 (y) 2m y 2 2 1 2 E3 (z) = E3 E3 (z) 2m z 2

(2) (3) (4)

E = E1 + E2 + E3 Eq.s (2), (3) and (4) are time independent Schrodinger equations with 1-D innite potential well and normalized solutions given by: E1 (x) = E2 (y) = E3 (z) = 2 nx x sin , L L 2 ny y sin , L L 2 nz z sin , L L 1 E1 = E2 = E3 =
2 2 2 nx 2mL2 2 2 2 ny 2mL2 2 2 2 nz 2mL2

(nx , ny , nz are positive integers.) the normalized solution for 3-D box is: E (x, y, z) = E1 (x)E2 (y)E3 (z) = = and E= 2 nx x 2 ny y 2 nz z sin sin sin L L L L L L 8 nx x ny y nz z sin sin sin L3 L L L (n2 + n2 + n2 ) y z 2mL2 x
2 2

(Homework solution by Arooj Mukarram)