Physlib.QuantumMechanics.OneDimension.HarmonicOscillator.Basic
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The derivative of the inclusion is
#ofReal_hasDerivAtLet be the function that maps a real number to its complex representation (i.e., ). At any point , the derivative of exists and is equal to .
The derivative of the inclusion is
#deriv_ofRealFor any real number , the derivative of the natural inclusion map (defined by ) is equal to .
The inclusion is differentiable at
#differentiableAt_ofRealThe inclusion map , which maps a real number to its complex representation , is differentiable at any point .
For a one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator with mass and angular frequency , the ratio is strictly positive, where is the reduced Planck's constant.
For a one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator with mass and angular frequency , the expression is strictly positive, where is the reduced Planck's constant.
The mass of the harmonic oscillator is non-zero ()
#m_ne_zeroFor a one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator, the mass is non-zero ().
Characteristic length
#ξThe characteristic length of a one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator with mass and angular frequency is defined as , where is the reduced Planck constant.
The characteristic length of a one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator is non-negative, satisfying .
The characteristic length of a one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator, defined as (where is the reduced Planck constant, is the mass, and is the angular frequency), is strictly positive, i.e., .
Characteristic length for the 1D Harmonic Oscillator
#ξ_ne_zeroThe characteristic length of a one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator, defined as (where is the reduced Planck constant, is the mass, and is the angular frequency), is non-zero, i.e., .
for the 1D Harmonic Oscillator
#ξ_sqFor a one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator with mass , angular frequency , and reduced Planck constant , the square of the characteristic length is given by
for the 1D Harmonic Oscillator
#ξ_absFor a one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator, the absolute value of the characteristic length is equal to , i.e., . Here, is defined as , where is the mass, is the angular frequency, and is the reduced Planck constant.
for the 1D Harmonic Oscillator
#one_over_ξFor a one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator with mass , angular frequency , and reduced Planck constant , the reciprocal of the characteristic length is given by
for the 1D Harmonic Oscillator
#ξ_inverseFor a one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator with mass , angular frequency , and reduced Planck constant , the multiplicative inverse of the characteristic length is given by
for the 1D Harmonic Oscillator
#one_over_ξ_sqFor a one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator with mass , angular frequency , and reduced Planck constant , the square of the reciprocal of the characteristic length is given by
Momentum operator notation
#termPᵒᵖThe notation represents the momentum operator in the context of the one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator.
Position operator
#termXᵒᵖThe notation represents the position operator within the context of a one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator. It is defined as a synonym for the `positionOperator`.
Schrödinger operator of the 1D harmonic oscillator
#schrodingerOperatorThe Schrödinger operator for a one-dimensional harmonic oscillator with mass and angular frequency is an operator that maps a wavefunction to the function defined by: where is the reduced Planck constant and is the second derivative of .
Explicit expression for the Schrödinger operator of the 1D harmonic oscillator
#schrodingerOperator_eqFor a wavefunction , the Schrödinger operator for a one-dimensional harmonic oscillator with mass and angular frequency is given by the formula: where is the reduced Planck constant and denotes the second derivative of with respect to the spatial coordinate.
Expression of the Schrödinger operator in terms of the characteristic length
#schrodingerOperator_eq_ξFor a wavefunction , the Schrödinger operator of a one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator with mass and characteristic length is given by: where is the reduced Planck constant, denotes the second derivative of , and is the characteristic length related to the angular frequency .
The Schrödinger operator commutes with the parity operator ()
#schrodingerOperator_parityFor any wavefunction , the Schrödinger operator for a one-dimensional harmonic oscillator commutes with the parity operator . That is, where the parity operator is defined as and the Schrödinger operator is defined as with being the mass, the angular frequency, and the reduced Planck constant.
Additivity of the Schrödinger operator:
#schrodingerOperator_addLet be two functions representing wavefunctions. If and are twice differentiable, then the Schrödinger operator for a one-dimensional harmonic oscillator satisfies: where the Schrödinger operator is defined as .
Homogeneity of the Schrödinger operator:
#schrodingerOperator_smulFor any complex scalar and any wavefunction , if is twice differentiable, the Schrödinger operator for a one-dimensional harmonic oscillator satisfies the homogeneity property: where the Schrödinger operator is defined as with being the mass, the angular frequency, and the reduced Planck constant.
