1 2E

40.58: a) At the turning points E  k xTP

2
 xTP   .
2 k
 1  nh
2E


b)   K
2m  E  k x 2  dx  .

2E

K
 2  2
To evaluate the integral, we want to get it into a form that matches the standard integral
given.
 1  2mE 2E
2m  E  k x 2   2mE  mk x 2  mk   x2  mk   x2.
 2  mk  k
2E 2E 2E
Letting A2  ,a , and b  
k k k
b
b mk    x 
 mk   A 2  x 2 dx  2  x A  x  A arcsin  
2 2 2
a 2   A  0
 2E 2E 2E 2E  2 E k  
 mk     arcsin  
 k  k k k  2 E k  
 
2E
 mk  arcsin (1)
k
mπ
 2E  .
k  2 
hn m hn k h
Using WKB, this is equal to , so E π . Recall ω  , so E  ωn  ωn.
2 k 2 m 2π
ω   1 
c) We are missing the zero-point-energy offset of  recall E  ω n   .
2   2 
However, our approximation isn’t bad at all!