Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics, Structure, and Change

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1429290196
ISBN 13: 978-1-42929-019-7

Chapter 7 - Topic 7B - Dynamics of microscopic systems - Exercises - Page 311: 7B.3(a)

Answer

$Normalized \space wave \space function(\psi_{(\phi)}) = \big(\frac{1}{2\pi}\big)^{1/2} e^{i\phi}$

Work Step by Step

To Normalize a wave function $\psi_{(\phi)}$ we need to find N such that $$N^2 \int_0^{2\pi} \psi_{(\phi)}^* \psi_{(\phi)} \space d\phi = 1$$ and the normalized wave function will be $N\psi$ Here, $\psi_{(\phi)} = e^{i\phi}$ so, $\psi_{(\phi)}^* = e^{-i\phi}$ $$N^2\int_0^{2\pi} e^{-i\phi} e^{i\phi} d\phi = 1$$ $$N^2\int_0^{2\pi} 1 d\phi = 1$$ $$N^2 \times 2\pi = 1$$ $$N = \big(\frac{1}{2\pi}\big)^{1/2}$$ And hence the normalized wave function is $$\big(\frac{1}{2\pi}\big)^{1/2} e^{i\phi}$$
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