Answer to Question #186928 in General Chemistry for Gara

Question

Q/ Apply Perturbation Theory to a particle in a slanted box. Use different order of correction.

Answer 1

It is easier to compute the changes in the energy levels and wavefunctions with a scheme of successive corrections to the zero-field values. This method, termed perturbation theory, is the single most important method of solving problems in quantum mechanics and is widely used in atomic physics, condensed matter and particle physics. Perturbation theory is another approach to finding approximate solutions to a problem, by starting from the exact solution of a related, simpler problem.