Wednesday, December 12, 2018

quantum mechanics - 3D Delta Potential Well


The 1D delta potential well V(x)=Aδ(xa) always has exactly one bound state. The same is true for the 3D delta potential well V(r)=Aδ(ra). I can show this for =0, I don't know how to do the calculations otherwise.


So two questions,





  1. Can I conclude that there is only one bound state for the 3D potential well for 0? I've seen that the energies of the eigenstates for the hydrogen atom depend only on n, but I am wondering whether this is an instance of a more general result?




  2. When a=0 and =0, there are no normalizable eigenstates. For 0, the effective potential in the radial equation becomes large at the origin, can I use this to conclude that there are no bound states when a=0?






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