A Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics · Problem 6.18

The One-Dimensional Harmonic Oscillator — John S. Townsend

Physics — Quantum Mechanics · infinite-well-energy-scales

Problem

(a) What is the magnitude of the ground-state energy for the infinite well if the confined particle is an electron and the width of the well is an angstrom, a typical size of an atom? (b) If the particle is a neutron or a proton and the width of the well is a characteristic size of a nucleus, what is the magnitude of the ground-state energy?

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