Particles, Quanta & Fields Flashcards
Give examples of an EM wave acting as a particle.
- Compton scattering
- Photoelectric effect
- Black body radiation
Give an example of a particle acting as a wave.
Double slit experiment with electrons.
What is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle?
∆x ∆p ≥ ħ / 2
Where:
∆x is the uncertainty in position
∆p is the uncertainty in momentum
What is the 1D TDSE?
iħ 𝜕Ψ / 𝜕t = ( - ħ^2/ 2m ) (𝜕^2Ψ(x, t) / 𝜕x^2) + V(x)Ψ(x, t)
What is the 1D TISE?
(- ħ^2/2m) (d^2Ψ(x) / dx^2) + V(x)Ψ(x) = EΨ(x)
What is the variational principle?
The variational principle is a way to approximate the ground state.
Give the equation for the Hamiltonian.
^H = - (ħ^2 / 2m) (∂^2 / ∂x^2) + V(x)
What is the definition of the Hamiltonian?
The sum of the kinetic and potential energies of all particles associated with the system.
What is i^2?
i^2 = -1
If z = x + iy what is the complex conjugate of z?
z* = x - iy
What is normalisation?
∫ (∞, -∞) |Ψ(x)^2| dx = 1
What is the equation for wavenumber, k?
k = 2π / λ = 2πf / c
State what it means for a wavefunction |φ〉to be an eigenfunction of an operator ˆA.
|φ〉 is an eigenfunction of an operator ˆA if:
ˆA|φ = λ |φ〉
where λ is the eigenvalue corresponding to the eigenfunction |φ〉.
What is the dirac notation?
〈φ|ψ〉 =∫ (∞, −∞) φ∗ψ dx
How do you find the complex conjugate of something?
You find the complex conjugate by changing the sign of the imaginary part of the complex number.
What is the operator form of the Schrodinger equation?
^H ψ = E ψ
What is the momentum operator?
^ρ = (ħ / i) (𝜕 / 𝜕x)
In quantum mechanics, what are physical quantities represented by?
Operators
What is the 3D TDSE?
iħ 𝜕Ψ / 𝜕t = ( - ħ^2/ 2m ) ((𝜕^2 / 𝜕x^2) + (𝜕^2 / 𝜕y^2) + (𝜕^2 / 𝜕z^2))Ψ + V(x, y, z)Ψ
What is the 3D TISE?
(- ħ^2/2m) ((𝜕^2 / 𝜕x^2) + (𝜕^2 / 𝜕y^2) + (𝜕^2 / 𝜕z^2))ψ + V(x, y, z)ψ = Eψ
What is the 3D Hamiltonian?
^H = - (ħ^2 / 2m) ((𝜕^2 / 𝜕x^2) + (𝜕^2 / 𝜕y^2) + (𝜕^2 / 𝜕z^2))+ V(x, y, z)
What is the expectation value definition?
The expectation value is the probabilistic expected value of the result (measurement) of an experiment.
What is the expectation value?
⟨A⟩ = ⟨ψ|A|ψ⟩
An operator is called Hermitian if…
⟨𝜙 ∨ ^A 𝜓⟩ = ⟨^A 𝜙 ∨ 𝜓⟩
Of which operators are the spherical harmonics Y(lm) eigenfunctions? What are the corresponding eigenvalues?
^(hat)L^2 whose eigenvalue is l (l + 1) ħ^2
^(hat)L(z) whose eigenvalue is mħ
In the context of Perturbation Theory, state the formula for the first order correction to the energy in terms of the perturbing Hamiltonian ^H
E(n)^(1) = (⟨ 𝜓(n)^(0) | ^H^(1) | 𝜓(n)^(0) ⟩) / (⟨ 𝜓(n)^(0) | 𝜓(n)^(0) ⟩)
In the context of Perturbation Theory, state the formula for the first order correction to the energy in terms of the unperturbed wavefunctions 𝜓(n)^(0)
E(n)^(1) = ⟨ 𝜓(n)^(0) | ^H^(1) | 𝜓(n)^(0) ⟩