University Physics Volume 3
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Chapter 7, Problem 59P

Show that the two lowest energy states of the simple harmonic oscillator, ψ 0 ( x ) and ψ 1 ( x ) from Equation 7.57, satisfy Equation 7.55.

ψ n ( x ) = N n e β 2 x 2 / 2 H n ( β x ) , n = 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , ....

h 2 m d 2 ψ ( x ) d x 2 + 1 2 m ω 2 x 2 ψ ( x ) = E ψ ( x ) .

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