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I'm having a little bit of a problem with an excercise from my QM class. I've got the feeling it's really basic, and it probably comes down to the fact that I'm still quite flabbergasted by angular momentum operators | :uhh: . Anyway, the problem:
An electron in the hydrogen atom (neglecting spin) is (using |n,l,m>-notation) in the initial state:
[tex] |\Psi>_{t=0}=3|1,0,0>+|2,1,1>+i \sqrt{5}|2,1,0>-|2,1,-1> [/tex]
a)Normalise [tex]\Psi[/tex]
Calculating [tex]<\Psi|\Psi>[/tex], shows that the squared weights in front of the eigenfunctions sum up to 16. So the normalising constant A=1/4
b)Find the probability of measuring [tex]E_2[/tex]
Corresponds with n=2, so P([tex]E_2[/tex])=7/16
c)Find the probability of measuring Lz=0
m=0, so P(Lz=0)=7/8
The next to questions are the ones that I can't figure out...not with certainty anyway.
d)Find the probability of measuring Lx=0
e)Find the expectation values of Lz and Lx
f)In what way to these values changes with progressing time
I can prob. get the answers in a few days in class, but I'd rather have 'em earlier, since then I can study on...
An electron in the hydrogen atom (neglecting spin) is (using |n,l,m>-notation) in the initial state:
[tex] |\Psi>_{t=0}=3|1,0,0>+|2,1,1>+i \sqrt{5}|2,1,0>-|2,1,-1> [/tex]
a)Normalise [tex]\Psi[/tex]
Calculating [tex]<\Psi|\Psi>[/tex], shows that the squared weights in front of the eigenfunctions sum up to 16. So the normalising constant A=1/4
b)Find the probability of measuring [tex]E_2[/tex]
Corresponds with n=2, so P([tex]E_2[/tex])=7/16
c)Find the probability of measuring Lz=0
m=0, so P(Lz=0)=7/8
The next to questions are the ones that I can't figure out...not with certainty anyway.
d)Find the probability of measuring Lx=0
e)Find the expectation values of Lz and Lx
f)In what way to these values changes with progressing time
I can prob. get the answers in a few days in class, but I'd rather have 'em earlier, since then I can study on...
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