Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Department of Physics

Physics 8.04 Thu Oct 12 17:31:09 EDT 1995

Quantum Physics I, Spring 1995

Agenda and readings for the week of May 1:

Tuesday May 9, Lecture 18 --
Solution of the Hydrogen Atom (Cont'd)
Scattering (Time Independent Approach) (FT 9.1-9.4, 9.6)

Thursday May 11, Lecture 19 --- Scattering (Time Dependent Approach) (FT 9.11)
Tunneling (9.5)

Problem Set X

(Due Friday, May 12 at 5:00 pm sharp.)

Work requested of the students is highlighted by either a question mark or underlining.

• (10 pts) Wavefunctions of the Simple Harmonic Oscillator
  • a)
  • b)
  • c)
  • d)
• (15 pts) Predicting Bulk Moduli/Compressibility of Metals
  • a)
  • b)
  • c)
  • d)
  • e)
• (10 pts) Scattering States
• (10 pts) Reexamination of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle Analysis for the Hydrogen Atom
  • a)
  • b)
  • c)
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