Introduction To Quantum Mechanics
3rd Edition
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Author: Griffiths, David J., Schroeter, Darrell F.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.47P
(a)
To determine
The potentials
(b)
To determine
To show that if
(c)
To determine
The superpotential
(d)
To determine
Use the results of parts (a) and (c), and Problem 2.23(b), to determine the superpotential
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