Question: Particle in a 3 - dimensional box Consider a particle confined in a 3 - dimensional cubic box with an edge length of L .

Particle in a 3-dimensional box
Consider a particle confined in a 3-dimensional cubic box with an edge length of L. The potential energy of the particle is given by
V(x,y,z)={0if0xLand0yLand0zL+otherwise
The Schrdinger equation for this system is given by
-22m(del2delx2+del2dely2+del2delz2)(x,y,z)=E(x,y,z),
where the wave function (x,y,z) is a function of x,y, and z and **(x,y,z)(x,y,z) gives the probability density at a position (x,y,z).(Hint: Read section 3-9 of the textbook.)
(a) Write all the boundary conditions.
(b) The solution to the Schrdinger equation is given by
]=[1,2,3,cdots
Show that the wave functions (energy eigenfunction)nx,ny,nz(x,y,z) are normalized.
(c) By substituting the wave functions nx,ny,nz(x,y,z) into the LHS of the Schrdinger equation, find the eigenenergy expression Enx,ny,nz.
(d) What is the energy if the particle is in state (nx,ny,nz)=(1,2,1)? Are there any other eigenstates that give the same energy?
(e) What is the probability that the particle is found in the cubic region given by 0xL6,0yL6, and 0zL6 if the particle is in state (nx,ny,nz)=(1,2,1).
 Particle in a 3-dimensional box Consider a particle confined in a

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