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Chem.Stud.
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Hi folks!
Apparently
[itex]
\Psi(x) = Ax^ne^{-m \omega x^2 / 2 \hbar}
[/itex]
is an approximate solution to the harmonic oscillator in one dimension
[itex]
-\frac{\hbar ^2}{2m} \frac{d^2\psi}{dx^2} + \frac{1}{2}m \omega ^2 x^2 \psi = E \psi
[/itex]
for sufficiently large values of |x|. I thought this would be a simple matter of just plugging in the approximate solution into the harmonic oscillator equation and erase terms where large values of |x| reduces the term to 1 or 0.
However, this turned out to be harder than expected. The first thing I am wondering is whether my approach is correct.
Any help would be appreciated!
Regards,
Anders
Apparently
[itex]
\Psi(x) = Ax^ne^{-m \omega x^2 / 2 \hbar}
[/itex]
is an approximate solution to the harmonic oscillator in one dimension
[itex]
-\frac{\hbar ^2}{2m} \frac{d^2\psi}{dx^2} + \frac{1}{2}m \omega ^2 x^2 \psi = E \psi
[/itex]
for sufficiently large values of |x|. I thought this would be a simple matter of just plugging in the approximate solution into the harmonic oscillator equation and erase terms where large values of |x| reduces the term to 1 or 0.
However, this turned out to be harder than expected. The first thing I am wondering is whether my approach is correct.
Any help would be appreciated!
Regards,
Anders