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Thanks for a nice answer. I fact I stumbled upon a problem in chapter 3 (problem 3.2) which got me thinking in the right direction after working on it. Your reply has helped to gain a good deal of confidence that I am making some progress in learning qm. Thanks again, Relativist.

I need a better explanation than that. Books like Introduction to Quiantum Mechanics by Griffiths state that see footnote 11 in Griffiths under section 1.4. Can anybody please answer my question

Can anybody please explain the reason why a normalizable wave function ψ(x) → 0 faster than 1/√x as x → ∞. I can understand the reason why ∫ψψ*dx < ∞ But do not understand how quadratic integrability implies that. I would be very thankful to anybody who can give me some idea.

Can anybody please provide a detailed answer to this question ? : "A charged particle is in the ground state of a one dimensional harmonic oscillator potential generated by electrical means. If the power is suddenly switched off, so that the potential dissappears, then what would happen...

Thanks very much for the clear explanation. I can see it now. Thanks once again for your time. Regards, Relativist

Thanks for your reply. But this leads to a10 = a2 / 4! when it should be a10 = a2 / 5! according to aj = C / (j / 2)!. Can you please tell me how this can be approximately coorect when we are considering large values of j. I worked for j = 100 and found a2 / 49 ! when it should be a2 / 50...

I Uwould be grateful if anybody can kindly help me with this particular doubt that cropped when I was working through Introduction to Quantum Mchanics by Griffiths ( Griffiths page 66 ) My question is how is the following obtained : aj = C / (J/2)! ( Please read j as subscript of...

I thank all of you for detailed replies to my query about Greiners Thermo and Statistical Physics. Almost all replies have have been quite informative and useful particularly because I am learning all on my own. Your replies have made me feel that I do have someone to look up to for advice...

Thanks for your advice. I am infact reading from Reif's Berkelely Course at the moment and its wonderful. Planning to buy his older classic sometime soon. But can anybody also comment on Greiner's Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics. I heard that his books are like Landau and Lifgarbagez...

Can anyone advise me about Greiner's Thermodynamics and Statistical Mecahnics ? I want to master that subject and want a book that I can work through from cover to cover in detail. I can say that my command of maths, quantum mechanics and classical mechanics is at the level of Kreyszing and...