First order perturbation question

[Bobbo Snap]

Homework Statement

Suppose we put a delta function bump in the center of the infinite square well:
<br /> H&#039; = \alpha \delta(x -a/2),<br />
where \alpha is constant.

a) Find the first order correction to the allowed energies.

b) Find the first three non-zero terms in the expansion of the correction to the ground state, \psi_1^1.

Homework Equations

First order correction to the energy:
E_n^1 = \langle \psi_n^0 | H&#039; | \psi_n^0 \rangle.

First order correction to the wave function:
\psi_n^1 = \sum_{m \neq n} \frac{\langle \psi_m^0 | H&#039; | \psi_n^0 \rangle}{(E_n^0 - E_m^0)}\psi_m^0.

Wavefunction for the infinite square well:
\psi_n(x) = \sqrt{2/a} \sin{\frac{n \pi}{a}x}

Energy for the infinite square well:
E_n = \frac{n^2 \pi^2 \hbar^2}{2ma^2}

The Attempt at a Solution

I think I got part a right. It worked out to \frac{2 \alpha}{a} for odd n and 0 for even n.

Part b has me a little confused. In the equation for the first order correction to the wavefunction, what am I supposed to sum over? If it is m, then the first three terms are m=3, m=5, m=7 since m is not n and m must be odd. But then I have \langle \psi_3^0 |H&#039;|\psi_1^0\rangle, \langle \psi_5^0 |H&#039;| \psi_1^0 \rangle, \text{ and } \langle \psi_7^0 |H&#039;| \psi_1^0 \rangle in the numerators of the first three terms. But wouldn't orthogonality then make all of these terms zero so there would be no non-zero terms in the expansion? I'm not understanding how to evaluate this sum. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[TSny]

Part b has me a little confused. In the equation for the first order correction to the wavefunction, what am I supposed to sum over? If it is m, then the first three terms are m=3, m=5, m=7 since m is not n and m must be odd. But then I have \langle \psi_3^0 |H&#039;|\psi_1^0\rangle, \langle \psi_5^0 |H&#039;| \psi_1^0 \rangle, \text{ and } \langle \psi_7^0 |H&#039;| \psi_1^0 \rangle in the numerators of the first three terms. But wouldn't orthogonality then make all of these terms zero so there would be no non-zero terms in the expansion? I'm not understanding how to evaluate this sum. Any help would be appreciated.

What does \langle \psi_3^0 |H&#039;|\psi_1^0\rangle look like when written out as an integral?

 

[Bobbo Snap]

\langle \psi_3^0|H&#039;|\psi_1^0 \rangle = \frac{2 \alpha}{a}\int \sin{\frac{3 \pi x}{a}} \sin{\frac{\pi x}{a}} \delta(x - a/2) = \frac{2 \alpha}{a} \sin{\frac{3 \pi}{2}} \sin{\frac{\pi }{2}} = - \frac{2 \alpha}{a}

I worked out something like this for all three terms (m=3, m=5, m=7). Is that the correct approach? I thought orthogonality might make this go to zero.

 

[TSny]

Looks right to me.