From 04a850578435d27372971908c546c6dffd1c201a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Wimmer <m.t.wimmer@tudelft.nl> Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 21:50:50 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] fix Schroedinger --- src/8_differential_equations_2.md | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/8_differential_equations_2.md b/src/8_differential_equations_2.md index 64830f3..b8601b0 100644 --- a/src/8_differential_equations_2.md +++ b/src/8_differential_equations_2.md @@ -240,13 +240,13 @@ is a $3$-rd order equation because of the third derivative with respect to x in the equation. To begin, we demonstrate that PDE's are of fundamental importance in physics, -especially in quantum physics. In particular, the Schr\"{o}dinger equation, +especially in quantum physics. In particular, the Schrödinger equation, which is of central importance in quantum physics is a partial differential equation with respect to time and space. This equation is very important because it describes the evolution in time and space of the entire description of a quantum system $\psi(x,t)$, which is known as the wavefunction. -For a free particle in one dimension, the Schr\"{o}dinger equation is +For a free particle in one dimension, the Schrödinger equation is $$i \hbar \frac{\partial \psi(x,t)}{\partial t} = - \frac{\hbar^2}{2m} \frac{\partial^2 \psi(x,t)}{\partial x^2}. $$ @@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ the equation. In partial differential equations at least one such constant will arise from the time derivative and likewise at least one from the spatial derivative. -For the Schr\"{o}dinger equation, we could supply the initial conditions +For the Schrödinger equation, we could supply the initial conditions $$\psi(x,0)= \psi_{0}(x) \ & \ \psi(0,t) = \psi{t, L} = 0.$$ @@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ physics. ## Separation of variables ## -Let us focus on the one dimensional Schr\"{o}dinger equation of a free particle +Let us focus on the one dimensional Schrödinger equation of a free particle $$i \hbar \frac{\partial \psi(x,t)}{\partial t} = - \frac{\hbar^2}{2m} \frac{\partial^2 \psi(x,t)}{\partial x^2}. $$ @@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ needed to introduce a separation constant, which remains to be determined. ### Boundary and eigenvalue problems ### -Continuing on with the Schr\"{o}dinger equation example from the previous +Continuing on with the Schrödinger equation example from the previous section, let us focus on $$-\frac{\hbar^2}{2m} \phi''(x) = \lambda \phi(x),$$ @@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ the eigenfunctions of $L$. In terms of hermitian operators and their eigenfunctions, the eigenfunctions play the role of the orthonormal basis. In reference to our running example, - the 1D Schr\"{o}dinger equation of a free particle, the eigenfunctions + the 1D Schrödinger equation of a free particle, the eigenfunctions $sin(\frac{n \pi x}{L})$ play the role of the basis functions $\ket{u_n}$. To close our running example, consider the initial condition -- GitLab