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ERIC Number: EJ963885
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Sep
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0143-0807
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Solution of the Quantum Harmonic Oscillator Plus a Delta-Function Potential at the Origin: The "Oddness" of Its Even-Parity Solutions
Viana-Gomes, J.; Peres, N. M. R.
European Journal of Physics, v32 n5 p1377-1384 Sep 2011
We derive the energy levels associated with the even-parity wavefunctions of the harmonic oscillator with an additional delta-function potential at the origin. Our results bring to the attention of students a non-trivial and analytical example of a modification of the usual harmonic oscillator potential, with emphasis on the modification of the boundary conditions at the origin. This problem calls the attention of the students to an inaccurate statement in quantum mechanics textbooks often found in the context of the solution of the harmonic oscillator problem. (Contains 1 table, 3 figures and 4 footnotes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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