Question

Calculate the expectation value of the potential energy for the first excited state of a simple harmonic oscillator.

19 Jan 2026
Answer :
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For a one-dimensional simple harmonic oscillator with angular frequency ω, the energy eigenvalues are given by (E_n = \left(n+\tfrac{1}{2}\right)\hbar\omega). The potential energy operator is (V = \tfrac{1}{2}m\omega^2 x^2). For stationary states of the harmonic oscillator, the virial theorem applies and implies that
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