Student handout: Quantum Calculations on the Hydrogen Atom

Central Forces 2021
  • Eigenvalues and eigenstates
  • Measurements of energy and angular momentum for hydrogen atom
  • Quantum probabilities
  • Superposition of states
  • New degeneracies
What students learn
  • Eigenvalues and eigenstates
  • Measurements of energy and angular momentum for hydrogen atom
  • Quantum probabilities
  • Superposition of states
  • New degeneracies

For the state \[ \left|{\Psi}\right\rangle = \sqrt{\frac{7}{10}} |2, 1, 0\rangle + \sqrt{\frac{1}{10}} |3, 2, 1\rangle + i\sqrt{\frac{2}{10}} |3, 1, 1\rangle\]

Calculate

  • \(\mathcal{P}(L_z=\hbar)\)
  • \(\langle L_z\rangle\)

    Then, if you have time, continue with these calculations:

  • \(\mathcal{P}(L^2=2\hbar^2)\)
  • \(\langle L^2\rangle\)
  • \(\mathcal{P}(E=-13.6eV/3^2=-1.51eV)\)
  • \(\langle E\rangle\)
  • What measurements can be degenerate on the Hydrogen atom?
  • What is the time development of this state?
  • What is the probability of finding the particle in the region \(0<\theta <\pi/6\), \(\pi/3< \phi < \pi/2\), and \(r_1< r <r_2\)?


Keywords
Probabilities Expectation Value Hydrogen Hydrogen Atom Degeneracy Kets
Learning Outcomes