4.1: Introduction

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    Overview of key concepts and equations for the particle in a box

    Potential energy

    V = 0 inside box (0 < x < L)

    V = ∞ outside box
    Hamiltonian

    \(\hat {H} = -\frac {\hbar ^2}{2m} \frac {d^2}{dx^2}\)
    Wavefunctions

    \({(\frac {2}{L})}^{1/2} \sin (\frac {n\pi}{L}x)\)
    Quantum Numbers n = 1, 2, 3, …
    Energies

    \(E = n^2 (\frac {h^2}{8mL^2})\)
    Spectroscopic Selection Rules Δn = odd integer
    Angular Momentum Properties none

    David M. Hanson, Erica Harvey, Robert Sweeney, Theresa Julia Zielinski ("Quantum States of Atoms and Molecules")

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