Introduction To Quantum Mechanics
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Author: Griffiths, David J., Schroeter, Darrell F.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Chapter 8.1, Problem 8.6P
(a)
To determine
To prove that first order non-degenerate perturbation theory overestimates ground state energy.
(b)
To determine
Whether the second order correction is negative always to the ground state energy.
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