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joel.martens
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I'm writing a report for a computer lab where we ran simulations of the wavefunction of an electron in an array of square wells as per the Kronig-Penney model and I'm just looking for some verification of my interpretation of Bloch's Theorem as it applies to the solutions of the schrodinger equation in this case.
2. Homework Equations
ψ_k (x)=u_k (x)e^ikx , solution to the SE for the periodic potential.
My understanding of it is that the e^ikx is the 'envelope' for the solution and takes the shape of the solution of the SE for an equivalent single well and the u_k(x) is the periodic function that modulates the wavefunction with the same periodicity of the lattice.
So for the lower energy band, is the envelope function the familiar 1/2 wave for all states in the lower band and the 1 wavelength wavfunction the envelope for all the states in the higher band?
2. Homework Equations
ψ_k (x)=u_k (x)e^ikx , solution to the SE for the periodic potential.
My understanding of it is that the e^ikx is the 'envelope' for the solution and takes the shape of the solution of the SE for an equivalent single well and the u_k(x) is the periodic function that modulates the wavefunction with the same periodicity of the lattice.
So for the lower energy band, is the envelope function the familiar 1/2 wave for all states in the lower band and the 1 wavelength wavfunction the envelope for all the states in the higher band?