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Wave Properties of particles. Schrodinger Equation.

Problem 6.72

An electron is located in a unidimensional square potential well with infinitely high walls. The width of the well is l. From the uncertainty principle estimate the force with which the electron possessing the minimum permitted energy acts on the walls of the well.

Reveal Answer
F2/ml3F \approx \hbar^{2} / m l^{3}