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Please answer this question in physics

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 4:01 am
by meegal90
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Re: Please answer this question in physics

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 6:18 am
by microacg
Have you tried the question yet?

Re: Please answer this question in physics

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:23 am
by meegal90
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Re: Please answer this question in physics

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 4:11 pm
by bfollinprm
meegal90 wrote:Is the answer is 3 fold degenerate with nx,ny and nz values 1,1,3 respectively??
No, and, err..no. So the idea of degeneracy is to count the number of possible combinations of quantum numbers that gives the appropriate energy, with the rule that the n's are quantized as integers. So saying that nx = ny = 1, and nz = 3 is the answer isn't right--that could be one of the ways, but certainly not all; if that's allowed, so is nx = nz = 1, and ny = 3.

Also, you're in a 2-D well, so there are only 2 quantum numbers, not 3 (which is fortunate, because otherwise this particular energy state would be impossible). Wikipedia states E = (hk)^2/(8mPi^2), with k^2 = k(dot)k = pi^2/a^2(nx^2+ny^2).http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle_i ... onal_boxes

So, that should be enough to answer the question, which is really how many ways can you have nx^2 + ny^2 = 25, since everything else is just a constant, the same on both sides, which allows you to cancel.

Re: Please answer this question in physics

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:25 am
by meegal90
So the answer is two fold degenerate since quantum numbers can take the value nx=3,ny=4 or nx=4,ny=3. Am i right??

Re: Please answer this question in physics

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:34 am
by kangaroo
Your college should investigate you for academic dishonesty.

Re: Please answer this question in physics

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:29 pm
by meegal90
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Re: Please answer this question in physics

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 2:31 am
by kangaroo
meegal90 wrote:Give the right answer please...
Seriously, the nerve?! No one here owes you an answer, and you don't even attempt to show a proper attempt at the question. Just f*** off, and stop spamming the physics community here, which is meant to be GRE related, and not to help spineless leeches like you.