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ONE-DIMENSIONAL savARE roreNTans Complement H, STATIONARY STATES OF A PARTICLE IN ONE-DIMENSIONAL SQUARE POTENTIALS Behavior of a stationary wave function ox) 1 Regions of constant potential energy . Behavior of (x) at @ potential energy discontinuty € Outline of the caleulation 2. Study of certain simple cases fa. Potential steps , Potential barriers ., Bound states; square well potentials We saw in chapter I (cf. § D-2) the interest in studying the motion of a particle in a “square potential” whose rapid spatial variations for certain values of x introduce purely quantum effects. The shape of the wave functions associated with the stationary states of the particle was predicted by considering an optical analogy which enabled us to understand very simply how these new physical effects appear. In this complement, we outline the quantitative calculation of the stationary states of the particle. We shall give the results of this calculation for a certain number of simple cases, and discuss their physical implications. We limit ourselves to one-dimensional models (cf. complement F,). Behavior of a stationary wave function 9(x) 8. REGIONS OF CONSTANT POTENTIAL ENERGY In the case of a square potential, V(x) is a constant function V(x) = V in certain regions of space. In such a region, equation (D-8) of chapter I can be written: 7 2 © ole) + ME - V) ox) =0 dx’ Ww We shall distinguish between several cases : WE>V Let us introduce the positive constant k, defined by Bek? E-V ora Q) The solution of equation (1) can then be written: lx) = Ae + Aen 8) where A and 4’ are complex constants. a (QE

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