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This document contains questions and answers related to quantum mechanics concepts such as eigenfunctions and eigenvalues, the postulates of quantum mechanics, the physical interpretation and normalization of the wave function, fermions and bosons, the Schrodinger equation, and whether classical mechanics is an approximation of quantum mechanics.

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Q14 To 26 Quantum Mechanics Solution

This document contains questions and answers related to quantum mechanics concepts such as eigenfunctions and eigenvalues, the postulates of quantum mechanics, the physical interpretation and normalization of the wave function, fermions and bosons, the Schrodinger equation, and whether classical mechanics is an approximation of quantum mechanics.

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Q 19. Explain Eigen Functions and Eigen Values.

Ans.
Q 21. Write the postulates of Quantum Mechanics.
Ans.
Q.18/24. Explain the physical interpretation of wave function. Explain
what is meant by normalization of wave function.
OR
What is wave function and its normalization? Besides being
normalizable what are the other conditions a well-behaved wave
function should satisfy?
Ans.
Q. 26
Q. 22. What are fermions and bosons.

Ans.

Fermion –
A fermion is any particle that has an odd half-integer (like 1/2, 3/2,
and so forth) spin. Quarks and leptons, as well as most composite
particles, like protons and neutrons, are fermions.
For reasons we do not fully understand, a consequence of the odd
half-integer spin is that fermions obey the Pauli Exclusion Principle
and therefore cannot co-exist in the same state at same location at
the same time.

Boson –
Bosons are those particles which have an integer spin (0, 1, 2...).
All the force carrier particles are bosons, as are those composite
particles with an even number of fermion particles (like mesons).

The nucleus of an atom is a fermion or boson depending on whether


the total number of its protons and neutrons is odd or even,
respectively.
Q.20 State the requirement of the Schrodinger wave function and
derive time independent/dependent Schrodinger equation for a
particle moving in a finite potential V?
Ans.
The wave function which solves the Schrodinger Equation is called an
eigenfunction and it must satisfy the following requirement:
Q15,16,17,25:
Q 23. Do you believe the classic mechanics is an approximation of
quantum mechanics? Please support your answer.
Ans.

Quantum mechanics is a fundamental theory in physics that


provides a description of the physical properties of nature at the
scale of atoms and subatomic particles.  It is the foundation of all
quantum physics including quantum chemistry, quantum field
theory, quantum technology, and quantum information science.
Classical physics, the collection of theories that existed before the
advent of quantum mechanics, describes many aspects of nature at
an ordinary (macroscopic) scale, but is not sufficient for describing
them at small (atomic and subatomic) scales. Most theories in
classical physics can be derived from quantum mechanics as an
approximation valid at large (macroscopic) scale.
Quantum mechanics differs from classical physics in
that energy, momentum, angular momentum, and other quantities
of a bound system are restricted to discrete values (quantization),
objects have characteristics of both particles and waves (wave–
particle duality), and there are limits to how accurately the value of a
physical quantity can be predicted prior to its measurement, given a
complete set of initial conditions (the uncertainty principle).
Q 14. Discuss the prohibition of E = 0 for a trapped particle in a box
in terms of the uncertainty principle. (b) How does the minimum
momentum of such a particle compare with the momentum
uncertainty required by the uncertainty principle if we take x=L
Ans.

For a “trapped” particle, the uncertainty in position cannot be larger than the size of the box,
and so the uncertainty in the particle’s momentum must be finite, and the particle cannot have
zero kinetic energy. If x = L, the uncertainty principle as given in xp   / 2 states that
p   / 2 L . The magnitude of the momentum of the particle in the lowest energy state for a
particle in a box of width L is, from
h  h h  
pn  ; L  n n ; n  1, 2,3...,  p1    2    minimum of p  . Thus, p1 is
n 2 1 2 L 2L 2 L
greater than the minimum value of p.

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