Find Eigenvalue: Solutions for Beginners

[stagger_lee]

Hi all, any help greatly appreciated.

Please bear in mind that i have no experience in any Physics and genuinly have no idea how to these questions.

Homework Statement

An eigenfunction of the operator d^2/dx^2 is ψ = e^2x. Find the corresponding eigenvalue.

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The Attempt at a Solution

 

[dr_k]

Hi all, any help greatly appreciated.

Please bear in mind that i have no experience in any Physics and genuinly have no idea how to these questions.

Homework Statement

An eigenfunction of the operator d^2/dx^2 is ψ = e^2x. Find the corresponding eigenvalue.

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

Good Afternoon Stagger,

Please read this article as a start: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eigenvector