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Quantum Mechanics Numerical Problems

The document contains a series of numerical problems related to Quantum Mechanics, covering topics such as blackbody radiation, de Broglie hypothesis, Heisenberg uncertainty principle, particle in a 1-D box, and quantum tunneling. Each section includes calculations for frequency, energy, wavelength, momentum uncertainties, and tunneling coefficients. The problems are designed to reinforce understanding of fundamental concepts in Quantum Mechanics through practical applications.

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Quantum Mechanics Numerical Problems

The document contains a series of numerical problems related to Quantum Mechanics, covering topics such as blackbody radiation, de Broglie hypothesis, Heisenberg uncertainty principle, particle in a 1-D box, and quantum tunneling. Each section includes calculations for frequency, energy, wavelength, momentum uncertainties, and tunneling coefficients. The problems are designed to reinforce understanding of fundamental concepts in Quantum Mechanics through practical applications.

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Practice numerical problems in Quantum Mechanics

Ranjani Seshadri
August 6, 2025

1. Blackbody Radiation / Photon Energy: A red laser pointer emits light with a
wavelength of 630 nm.

(a) Calculate the frequency of this light.


(b) Calculate the energy of a single photon emitted by this laser.

2. Blackbody Radiation / Photon Energy:A certain star has a surface temperature


of 5800 K. Using Wien’s Displacement Law (λmax T = 2.898 × 10−3 m · K), calculate
the wavelength at which it emits the most radiation. What ”color” of light does this
correspond to?

3. de Broglie Hypothesis:

(a) Define deBroglie wavelength. Calculate the de Broglie wavelength of a bowling


ball of mass 6.0 kg rolling at a velocity of 5.0 m/s.
(b) An electron is accelerated to a speed of 0.9c (where c is the speed of light).
Calculate its relativisticp
de Broglie wavelength. (Hint: Relativistic momentum
p = γme v, where γ = 1/ 1 − v 2 /c2 ).

4. Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle:

(a) An electron is confined to a region of space of 5.0 nm. What is the minimum
uncertainty in its momentum?
(b) If the electron’s momentum is measured with an uncertainty of 1.0×10−28 kg·m/s,
what is the minimum uncertainty in its position?

5. Particle in a 1-D Box and Wavefunction Probability: An electron is confined


to a one-dimensional infinite potential well of widthqL = 0.3 nm. The normalized
wavefunction for the ground state (n = 1) is ψ1 (x) = L2 sin πx

L
.

(a) Calculate the energy of the ground state (n = 1) in electron-volts (eV).


(b) Calculate the probability of finding the electron in the ground state (n = 1) within
the region 0 ≤ x ≤ L/4.
(c) Sketch the states corresponding to n = 1, 2, 3. What are the corresponding ener-
gies?

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6. Quantum Tunneling (Decay Constant): Consider the tunneling problem we dis-
cussed in class. For a tall, wide barrier (where κL ≫ 1), the transmission coefficient is
approximately given by:
16E(V0 − E) −2κL
T ≈ e
V02
A proton (mass mp = 1.67 × 10−27 kg) with an energy of 3.0 MeV is incident on a
potential barrier of height 5.0 MeV and width 2.0 fm (1 fm = 10−15 m).

(a) Qualitatively sketch the wavefunction in the three regions


(b) Calculate the decay constant, κ, for the proton’s wavefunction inside the barrier.
(c) Briefly discuss how this value of κ would change if the barrier were wider or taller.

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