Quantum harmonic oscillators DE wavefunction

2 replies · 2K views · last reply
moriheru
Messages
273
Reaction score
16
My question concerns a really simple differential equation for the zeroth wavefunction of a harmonic oscillator.
I have pretty much got it but my solution just differs by a constant,so I thought why think when one can ask other people :). Here is the equation:

Chain of equalities in blue: partial derivative with respect to x of psi equals -x over x²★, equals dpsi over psi, equals -x over x²★ dx, equals psi equals e to the power of (-2*x²)/(xstar) times C.


Where the x star represent a variable involving mass frequency and Plancks constant. There is a psi function missing in the second equation (for any latex tips please e-mail me)
(Posted to early so there was no equation on the original post;had to edit it)
 
Last edited:
Sorry Latex is wrong change it in a minute. So here it is.
 
Last edited:
Is should specify: the above is my solution and my question is what I did wrong as my book has a different solution.
Thanks for any help.