Integration seems gaussian but the answer does not match

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Homework Statement



-h^2/2m (sqrt(2b/pi)) e^(-bx^2) d^2/dx^2 (e^(-bx^2)) dx from - to + infinity

Homework Equations


I tried differentiating e^(-bx^2) twice and it came up weird , I positioned the values and finally cam up with (-2b sqrt(pi/2b)...is there any other way to do it ?

The Attempt at a Solution


I tried with gaussian integration and my final answer is h^2b/m but it should be h^2b/2m... how am i missing the 1/2 factor?
 
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tfhub said:

Homework Statement



-h^2/2m (sqrt(2b/pi)) e^(-bx^2) d^2/dx^2 (e^(-bx^2)) dx from - to + infinity

Homework Equations


I tried differentiating e^(-bx^2) twice and it came up weird , I positioned the values and finally cam up with (-2b sqrt(pi/2b)...is there any other way to do it ?

The Attempt at a Solution


I tried with gaussian integration and my final answer is h^2b/m but it should be h^2b/2m... how am i missing the 1/2 factor?

If you mean that you came up with -2b sqrt(pi/2b) for the integral--that is, that
\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} e^{-bx^2} \frac{d^2}{dx^2} e^{-b x^2} \, dx =- 2b \sqrt{\frac{\pi}{2b}},
then you are off by a factor or 2: you should have ##-b \sqrt{\pi/2b}##. You need to show your work in detail.
 
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