Schrodinger Equation The equation describing the evolution of Ψ(x,t) is the Schrodinger equation Given suitable initial conditions (Ψ(x,0)) Schrodinger’s.

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Schrodinger Equation The equation describing the evolution of Ψ(x,t) is the Schrodinger equation Given suitable initial conditions (Ψ(x,0)) Schrodinger’s equation determines Ψ(x,t) for all time This is analogous Newton’s 2nd law Given suitable initial conditions (x(0), v(0)) Newton’s 2nd law determines x(t) for all time

Schrodinger Equation We take Schrodinger’s equation as one of the postulates of quantum mechanics Schrodinger himself just “figured it out” Thus there is no formal proof We rely on comparison of its predictions with experiment to validate it But we’ll briefly try to motivate it

Schrodinger Equation We’d like the quantum wave equation To be consistent with de Broglie-Einstein relations To be consistent with E = T+V = p2/2m+V To be linear in Ψ(x,t) This means if Ψ1 and Ψ2 are solutions, then c1Ψ1 + c2Ψ2 is a solution To have traveling wave solutions for a free particle (the case where V(x,t)=0)

Schrodinger Equation The first two assumptions can be combined into The third assumption means that the wave equation can only contain terms like Ψ or its derivatives (no constants or higher order powers)

Schrodinger Equation Recall some of our solutions to the classical wave equation Note that Thus we might guess a wave equation that looks like

Schrodinger Equation We could evaluate the constants α and β using the exponential free particle solution and find But we normally take Schrodinger’s equation as one of the postulates of quantum mechanics

Schrodinger Equation Does Ψ(x,t) = Asin(kx-ωt) satisfy the Schrodinger equation? No And recall Asin(kx-ωt) was a solution to the classical wave equation

Schrodinger Equation Does Ψ(x,t) = Aexp{i(kx-ωt)} satisfy the Schrodinger equation? Yes We’ll see later if this solution can represent a physical state of the particle

Quantum Mechanics Postulate 1 Describes the system The state of a physical system is defined by specifying the wave function ψ(x,t)

Wave Function Properties of Ψ(x,t) Ψ(x,t) must satisfy the Schrodinger equation Ψ(x,t) must be defined everywhere, finite, and single-valued Ψ(x,t) , dΨ(x,t)/dx must be continuous (except when V(x) is infinite) Ψ(x,t) → 0 as x → ±∞ so that Ψ(x,t) can be normalized Or ∫dx|Ψ(x,t)|2 must be finite

Wave Function In quantum mechanics, we are working with the set of square integrable functions This set is called L2 and has the structure of a Hilbert space If we further restrict the functions to be regular (defined everywhere, …), the set is called F (a subspace of L2) and it is a vector space Thus you can apply your knowledge of vector spaces to wave functions

Wave Function It is easy to see that if Ψ(x,t) is a solution to the Schrodinger equation then AΨ(x,t) is also a solution We can use A to normalize Ψ(x,t) in cases where it isn’t already This is always possible if Ψ(x,t) is square integrable

Wave Function What is the normalization constant for Ψ(x,t)=Aexp(-x2/2a2)?

Wave Function Will the wave function normalization change with time?

Wave Function Continuing on

Wave Function To answer the question note This means if Ψ(x,t) is normalized at t=0, it stays normalized for all future times (even though the wave function is evolving through Schrodinger’s equation)

Quantum Mechanics Postulate 2 Describes physical quantities Every measurable physical quantity O is described by an operator O-hat that acts on the wave function ψ

Operators Some examples of operators are And remember, each physical observable is described by some operator

Operators Momentum operator

Operators Energy operator

Operators An easy way to remember the Schrodinger equation is The Hamiltonian operator is

Operators Most of the operators we will study are linear The product of two linear operators is defined to be In general

Quantum Mechanics Postulate 3 Describes measurement The only possible result of a measurement of a physical quantity O is one of the eigenvalues of the corresponding operator O-hat

Measurement The eigenvalue equation looks like A Hermitian operator is defined by the property

Measurement Two properties of Hermitian operators are Eigenvalues of Hermitian operators are real This is good since the eigenvalues correspond to the result of a physical measurement! Eigenvectors of Hermitian operators corresponding to different eigenvalues are orthogonal

Measurement Proof that eigenvalues are real

Measurement Proof that eigenvectors are orthogonal ∫ua*ubdx is called the scalar or inner product ∫ua*ubdx=0 is the orthogonality condition

Expectation Values Recall from probability the definition of mean In quantum mechanics we define More generally we define the expectation value

Expectation Values The expectation value tells you the average value of the observable that has been measured

Expectation Values