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classes:2009:fall:phys4101.001:lec_notes_1007 [2009/10/07 17:50] – x500_poit0009classes:2009:fall:phys4101.001:lec_notes_1007 [2009/10/07 18:55] (current) – kuehler
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 <math>\psi_2(x)</math>, where -a < x < a <math>\psi_2(x)</math>, where -a < x < a
  
-<math>\psi_3(x)</math>, where x > a+<math>\psi_3(x)</math> , where x > a
  
 The wave functions end up being: The wave functions end up being:
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 with <math>k^2=-\frac{2mE}{\hbar^2}</math> with <math>k^2=-\frac{2mE}{\hbar^2}</math>
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 +as opposed to the situation of <math>k^2=\frac{2mE}{\hbar^2}</math>
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 +which is defined by the complex equation <math>\psi(x)=e^{(-ikx)}</math>.
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 +Normally, this would be the case for E>0 thus as k increases so does the energy. Yet, here we are dealing with E<0 so what ultimately happens is that as k gets larger positively the energy gets larger negatively.
  
 We end up getting: We end up getting:
  
 <math>{\small^+_-} e^{-2ak}=2bk-1</math>, where <math>b=\frac{\hbar^2}{2m\alpha}</math> <math>{\small^+_-} e^{-2ak}=2bk-1</math>, where <math>b=\frac{\hbar^2}{2m\alpha}</math>
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 +Here a specifies how quickly the slope for the first solution decays, and b deals with the depth of the potential well.
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 +There may be 2 values for k, depending on the values of a and b.
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 +If b<a, then there are two possibilities for k.  
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 +If b>a, then only one k exists.  The other solution is for a case when <math>\psi(x)</math> is not normalizable.
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 +This is mainly determined by <math>\Delta\psi=\frac{2m\alpha}{\hbar^2}</math> which is a constant and as such there is only one actual angle for which the change in slopes at the barriers can occur. 
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 +As in the discussion, we have two potentials for the finite well at points -a and a. When the energies for both potential are either positive or negative then the transition between the two barriers is stable creating the new slope for the region -a < x < a.
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 +When one potential is positive and the other negative we have two decaying slopes that join at zero. When these two points are far apart then <math>\Delta\psi</math> agrees with the angle between the change of the slopes at the barriers.
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 +However, if those two points are to close together then the decaying slopes in the region of -a < x < a become exceedingly steep. Therefore, the resulting angle is smaller than <math>\Delta\psi</math>, then <math>\Delta\psi</math> will bend the outside equation till the corresponding angle is achieved. This will cause the function to diverge leave only the one true solution to the equation
  
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