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Energies and Eigenstates II (10-20 min)

Consider the motion of a particle of mass $ m$ within the infinitely high potential well

$\displaystyle V(x)=\left\{ \begin{array}{cc} \infty, & -\infty<x\le -L/2 \\ 0, & -L/2<x\le L/2 \\ \infty & L/2<x< \infty \end{array} \right.$ (9)

Determine the eigenfunctions $ \psi_n(x)$ and energy eigenvalues $ E_n$ explicitly. What are the symmetry properties of the eigenfunctions? Can you recover them from the solutions of the infinite well on the interval $ [0,L]$ (see above and lecture notes)?



Tobias Brandes 2004-02-04