One dimensional quantum bound states



by Cemal Yalabik, Bilkent University, Physics Department. August 2000

The graph at the bottom of the window below corresponds to the potential energy of a one dimensional square potential well. On the top, the eigenfunction corresponding to the ground state of the quantum well should appear. A horizontal line on the potential plot indicates the energy eigenvalue level. The boundaries at the window edges are assumed to be at infinitely high potential.

You can move the cursor to the potential area and change the potential by plotting in your modification with the left mouse button pressed. As soon as you release the button, the eigenfunction for the modified potential will appear. The ground state is found by repeated operations with the inverse of the Hamiltonian. The excited states are determined similarly, projecting out the lower energy states before each operation.


 



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