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Homework Statement
Two identical particles are descibed by:
[itex]H(p,x)= H(p_{1},x_{1})+H(p_{2},x_{2})[/itex]
where
[itex]H(p,x)=\frac{p^{2}}{2m}+\frac{1}{2}m\omega^2x^2[/itex]
Separate to CM, obtain energy Spectrum. Show it agrees with:
[itex]H\psi (x_{1},x_{2}) = E\psi (x_{1},x_{2})[/itex]
with
[itex]\psi (x_{1},x_{2}) = u_{1}(x_{1})u_{2}(x_{2})[/itex]
Discuss degeneracy.
The Attempt at a Solution
I got the CM hamiltonian to be:
[itex]H(R,r) = \frac{P_{R}^{2}}{2M} + \frac{P_{r}^{2}}{2\mu}+\frac{M\omega^{2} R^{2}}{2}+ \frac{\mu \omega^{2} r^{2}}{2}[/itex]
where [itex]\mu = \frac{m_{1}m_{2}}{m_{1}+m_{2}}=\frac{m}{2}[/itex]
and [itex]M=2m[/itex]
[itex]R=\frac{x_{1}+x_{2}}{2}[/itex]
[itex]r=(x_{2}-x_{1})[/itex]
Not sure how to get the energy spectrum since I don't know the wavefcn.
Any suggestions?
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