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Homework Statement
I Have tried to solve a problem about infinite potential well with a delta well in the middle, but I haven't the results and so I can't check if the proceeding is wrong. I post the steps that I have followed hoping someone can help me to understand.
We have a particle in 1D that can moves only on ##[-a.a]## because of the potential ##V(x)=\begin{cases}-\lambda \delta (x), x\in(-a,a)\\ \infty, otherwise\end{cases}##
(##\lambda>0)##
Homework Equations
The Schroedinger's Equation is:
##\psi''(x)=\frac{2m}{\hbar^2} (V(x)-E) \psi (x)##
The Attempt at a Solution
So we have:##\psi''(x)=-\frac{2m}{\hbar^2} E \psi (x)##
I have assumed E>0
Then I have translated the axis origin, and the segment [-a, a] now is [0,2a]
We have two wavefunctions:
##\psi_-=A\sin kx +B\cos kx## for ##0<x<a##
##\psi_+=C\sin kx +D\cos kx## for ##a<x<2a##
Conditions:
##\psi_-(0)=0 \rightarrow B=0##
##\psi_+(a)=\psi_- (a) \rightarrow D=0## (so I have obtained ##\psi(x)=A \sin k(x)##)
##\psi(2a)=0\rightarrow k=\frac{n\pi}{2a}##
So I have obtained: ##\displaystyle k=\sqrt \frac{2mE}{\hbar} \rightarrow E={\frac{n^2 \pi^2 \hbar^2}{8ma^2}}##
The energy spectrum is limited on the lower side, but non in the upper one.
For hight energy, we have a continuous spectrum.
Anyway, ##\psi_n(x)=A \sin \frac{n \pi}{2a}##, where n=1, 2, ..
Many thanks for your help!