Introduction To Quantum Mechanics
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.18P
(a)
To determine
The energy of the ground state, measured up from the bottom of the well.
(b)
To determine
Introduce a perturbation
(c)
To determine
The tunneling factor
(d)
To determine
The value of
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PROBLEM 2. Consider a spherical potential well of radius R and depth Uo,
so that the potential is U(r) = -Uo at r R.
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