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    Shankar 7.5.2

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    1) The document presents equations relating the quantum harmonic oscillator wavefunctions Ψn(x) and lowering operator a in the position x-basis and another variable y. 2) It uses these relations to show that applying the lowering operator a to the state |n> gives the state |n-1> multiplied by √n. 3) Projecting this relation into the x-basis and using the wavefunction and lowering operator expressions gives a differential equation relating the Hermite polynomials Hn(y) and Hn-1(y).

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    1) The document presents equations relating the quantum harmonic oscillator wavefunctions Ψn(x) and lowering operator a in the position x-basis and another variable y. 2) It uses these relations to show that applying the lowering operator a to the state |n> gives the state |n-1> multiplied by √n. 3) Projecting this relation into the x-basis and using the wavefunction and lowering operator expressions gives a differential equation relating the Hermite polynomials Hn(y) and Hn-1(y).

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    1) The document presents equations relating the quantum harmonic oscillator wavefunctions Ψn(x) and lowering operator a in the position x-basis and another variable y. 2) It uses these relations to show that applying the lowering operator a to the state |n> gives the state |n-1> multiplied by √n. 3) Projecting this relation into the x-basis and using the wavefunction and lowering operator expressions gives a differential equation relating the Hermite polynomials Hn(y) and Hn-1(y).

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    Shankar 7.5.2

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    1) The document presents equations relating the quantum harmonic oscillator wavefunctions Ψn(x) and lowering operator a in the position x-basis and another variable y. 2) It uses these relations to show that applying the lowering operator a to the state |n> gives the state |n-1> multiplied by √n. 3) Projecting this relation into the x-basis and using the wavefunction and lowering operator expressions gives a differential equation relating the Hermite polynomials Hn(y) and Hn-1(y).

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    Shankar 7.5.

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    From Eq. 7.3.22 of Shankar: n (x) = Substituting: b= So (1) becomes: n (y) = 1 b2n n! exp y2 2 Hn (y) (2) m , x = by m 22n (n!)2
    1 4

    exp

    mx2

    Hn

    1 2

    (1)

    Consider the lowering operator: a= In X-basis it becomes: a= In terms of y: 1 a= 2 Consider the relation: a|n = y+ d dy (3) m x+ 2 d 2m dx m X +i 2 1 P 2m

    n|n 1

    Using (2) and (3), projecting this relation in X-basis: 1 d y+ n (y) = nn1 (y) dy 2 y2 y2 1 d 1 e 2 Hn (y) = 2n y+ e 2 Hn1 (y) dy b2n1 (n 1)! b2n n! y2 y2 y2 y2 2n n! ye 2 Hn (y) + e 2 Hn (y) ye 2 Hn (y) = e 2 Hn1 (y) 1 (n 1)! 2 Hn (y) = 2nHn1 (y)
    (Homework solution by Arooj Mukarram)

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