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I was working on problem #41 and was confused about what the wave function would look like from the time x = 0 to when E=V0. (See image in attachments)https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=be26b6c94d&view=fimg&th=14c66f8d9fef8e09&attid=0.1&disp=inline&realattid=1497006575826501632-local0&safe=1&attbid=ANGjdJ9_sVoeG4InQCcYyJgM9GdXq5BJUBa-YH0cv1QCny82hco_1lvkH8I3AvpB_3B_zcwK5VVtj8BIZFl_yafUAFkA85LYwtvbi40WKWRnP6ch-psjeDgoFr6Vf7k&ats=1427656728466&rm=14c66f8d9fef8e09&zw&sz=w1896-h859In class we did this problem and my professor drew something on the board that looked similar to the image below, where both the amplitude and wavelength decrease from when x = 0 to when E = V0.
However, I don't understand this solution. as according to the equations below, the wavelength should be increasing:
Additionally, I don't understand why the amplitude would be decreasing.
I was wondering if anyone could perhaps clarify what the amplitude and wavelength should be doing and why. My test is tomorrow so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I was working on problem #41 and was confused about what the wave function would look like from the time x = 0 to when E=V0. (See image in attachments)https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=be26b6c94d&view=fimg&th=14c66f8d9fef8e09&attid=0.1&disp=inline&realattid=1497006575826501632-local0&safe=1&attbid=ANGjdJ9_sVoeG4InQCcYyJgM9GdXq5BJUBa-YH0cv1QCny82hco_1lvkH8I3AvpB_3B_zcwK5VVtj8BIZFl_yafUAFkA85LYwtvbi40WKWRnP6ch-psjeDgoFr6Vf7k&ats=1427656728466&rm=14c66f8d9fef8e09&zw&sz=w1896-h859In class we did this problem and my professor drew something on the board that looked similar to the image below, where both the amplitude and wavelength decrease from when x = 0 to when E = V0.
However, I don't understand this solution. as according to the equations below, the wavelength should be increasing:
I was wondering if anyone could perhaps clarify what the amplitude and wavelength should be doing and why. My test is tomorrow so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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