Show by carrying out the appropriate integration that the total energy eigenfunctions for the harmonic oscillator

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Show by carrying out the appropriate integration that the total energy eigenfunctions for the harmonic oscillator ψ0 (x) (α /π)1/4 e-(1/2)ax2 and ψ2(x) (α /4π)1/4 (2αx - 1) e-(1/2)ax2 are orthogonal over the interval −∞ < x < ∞ and that ψ2(x) is normalized over the same interval. In evaluating integrals of this type, ʃ∞ -∞ f(x) dx = 0 if f(x) is an odd function of x and ʃ∞ -∞ f(x) dx = 2 ʃ∞ 0 f(x) dx if f(x) is an even function of x.

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Physical Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0321812001

3rd edition

Authors: Thomas Engel, Philip Reid

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