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Homework Statement
1) Calculate the density of states for a free particle in a three dimensional box of linear size L.
2) Show that ##\int f \nabla g \, d^3 x=-\int g \nabla f \, d^3 x## provided that ##lim_{r \rightarrow \inf} [f(x)g(x)]=0##
3) Calculate the integral ##\int xe^{-i\mathbf{q \cdot x}} e^{-Zr/a_0} \, d^3 x##
Homework Equations
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The Attempt at a Solution
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(1) seems straightforward; I followed the method in Sakurai and got $$\frac{m^{3/2}L^3 \sqrt{E}}{\pi^2 \hbar^2 \sqrt{2}}. $$ (2) and (3) though I'm confused about the context. am I supposed to be thinking of some specific functions when it comes to f and g? the limit is in r but the functions are of x? am I missing some identities that would help me solve it?
(3) doesn't look difficult but the professor said the calculation would be quite involved, so I'm clearly not thinking about it correctly, and I'm not seeing how the result (2) would help...