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In the Classroom
Advanced Chemistry Classroom and Laboratory
Intuitive Solution to Quantum Harmonic Oscillator at Infinity
Cory C. Pye
Department of Chemistry, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, Canada
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June 2004
Vol. 81 No. 6
p. 830
Abstract
In the solution to the quantum harmonic oscillator problem, the approximate Gaussian solution at large displacements is typically presented without proof. While it is relatively easy to verify that this form is an approximate solution, it is not obvious how this form can be obtained. What follows is a simple intuitive argument that gives the exact Gaussian form required.
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*  Citation
 Pye, Cory C. J. Chem. Educ. 2004 81 830.
*  Keywords
 Mathematics / Mathematical Methods; Physical Chemistry; Quantum Chemistry
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Last Updated:		 May 2, 2004
January 21, 2005
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