javaman1989
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Homework Statement
I'm working on problem 2.22 from Griffith's Intro. to Quantum Mechanics (a free particle problem). I am stuck on the final integral from part b. Part a of the problem is normalizing:
A*e-a*x2 which I did. Part b wants the general, time-dependent wave function.
Homework Equations
Griffith says that integrals of the form
∫e-(a*x2+b*x) can be solved by "completing the square." Griffith gives the example of defining y to be (a)(1/2)*(x+(b/(2a)) and using that definition to convert (a*x2+b*x) to y2 - (b2/(4*a)) I presume we are supposed to substitute in the converted expression into the integral and work from there.
The Attempt at a Solution
I have the following integral:
∫e-k2/(4*a)+i*(k*x-(h*k2)/(2*m)*t)
I presume using the "completing the square" method is supposed to make this integral work out; but I don't see how this will help. If I do convert this into something like:
ey + (something about a, h, and m),
how do I integrate with y?
Thanks,
Vance