SLIDE 9 9
Particle in 3D Rigid Box : Separation of Orthogonal Spatial (x,y,z) Variables
1 2 3 1 2 2 3 2
in 3D: x,y,z independent of each ( , , ) ( ) ( ) ( ) and substitute in the master TISE, after dividing thruout by = ( ) ( ) (
( ,
, ) ( , , ) and ) ( , ite , ) n 2m x y z TISE x y z U x y z x y z E x y x y z x y z z
+ =
2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 1 2 2
( ) 1 2 ( ) This can only be true if each term is c
- ting that U(r)=0 fo
- nstant for all x,y,z
( ) 1 2 ( ) ( 2 r (0<x,y,z,<L) ( ) 1 2 ( ) z E Const m z z y m x m x x x m y y
=
2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 3
) ( ) ; (Total Energy of 3D system) Each term looks like ( ) ( ) ; 2 With E particle in E E E=Constan 1D box (just a different dimension) ( ) ( ) 2 So wavefunctions t z E z m z y y E x E x y m
= =
+
3 1 2 2 1
must be like , ( ) sin x , ( ) s ) s n in ( i y y k x k z k z
- Particle in 3D Rigid Box : Separation of Orthogonal Variables
1 1 2 2 3 3 i
Wavefunctions are like , ( ) sin Continuity Conditions for and its fi ( ) sin y Leads to usual Quantization of Linear Momentum p= k .....in 3D rst spatial derivative ( ) s sin x ,
x i i
z k z n k x L y k p k
2 3 2 2 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
; ; Note: by usual Uncertainty Principle argumen (n ,n ,n 1,2,3,.. ) t neither of n ,n ,n 0! ( ?) 1 Particle Energy E = K+U = K +0 = ) 2 ( m 2 (
z y x y z
n why p n L n mL p n L L p p p
=
+ =
2 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 E i 3
1
) Energy is again quantized and brought to you by integers (independent) and (r)=A sin (A = Overall Normalization Co sin y (r) nstant) (r,t)= e [ si n ,n ,n sin x sin x ys n in ]
t
k n n k A k k k k z z
+ =
e
t