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Bound States in Three Dimensions

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Quantum Mechanics on the Macintosh®

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Introduction of the Schrödinger equation with potential. Partial wave decomposition. Spherical harmonics as eigenfunctions of angular momenta. Radial Schrödinger equation. Centrifugal barrier. Normalization and orthogonality of bound state wave functions. Infinitely deep square-well potential. Spherical step potential. Harmonic oscillator. Coulomb potential. Harmonic particle motion.

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Brandt, S., Dahmen, H.D. (1994). Bound States in Three Dimensions. In: Quantum Mechanics on the Macintosh®. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-25104-1_7

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