an electron bound inside a quantum harmonic oscillator potential. what is the wavelength of the photon absorbed if the electron makes a transition from the ground state, with energy 0.89 [eV], to the fourth excited state?

an electron bound inside a quantum harmonic oscillator potential. what is the wavelength of the photon absorbed if the electron makes a transition from the ground state, with energy 0.89 [eV], to the fourth excited state?

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Chapter7: Quantum Mechanics

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Problem 61P: When a quantum harmonic oscillator makes a transition from the (n+1) state to the n state and emits...

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