Show that P 2 is hermitian, for hydrogen states with = 0. For such states is

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Show that P2 is hermitian, for hydrogen states with ℓ = 0.
For such states is independent of θ and ϕ, so

(Equation 4.13). Using integration by parts, show that

Check that the boundary term vanishes for Ψn00, which goes like

near the origin.
The case of P4 is more subtle. The Laplacian of 1/r picks up a delta function (see, for example, D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics, 4th edn, Eq. 1.102). Show that

and confirm that P4 is hermitian.


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Introduction To Quantum Mechanics

ISBN: 9781107189638

3rd Edition

Authors: David J. Griffiths, Darrell F. Schroeter

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