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Chapter 5: Quantized Energies: Particle in a Box

Chapter 5: Quantized Energies: Particle in a Box

pp. 107-160

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, Oregon State University
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Summary

We learn the language of the wave function, which is the representation of the quantum state vector in position space. We introduce the position and momentum operators and learn the rules for translating bra-ket formulae to wave function formulae. We use these new tools to solve the infinite square potential energy well problem and the finite square well problem.

Keywords

  • particle in a box
  • quantized energy
  • spectroscopy
  • energy eigenvalue
  • wave function
  • position
  • square well
  • quantum well
  • bound states
  • superposition

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