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(a)
To determine
Develop the ground state wave function.
(b)
To determine
Derive the first order correction for the ground and first excited states.
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Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 7.1PCh. 7.1 - Prob. 7.2PCh. 7.1 - Prob. 7.3PCh. 7.1 - Prob. 7.4PCh. 7.1 - Prob. 7.5PCh. 7.1 - Prob. 7.6PCh. 7.2 - Prob. 7.8PCh. 7.2 - Prob. 7.9PCh. 7.2 - Prob. 7.10PCh. 7.2 - Prob. 7.11P
Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 7.12PCh. 7.2 - Prob. 7.13PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 7.15PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 7.16PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 7.17PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 7.18PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 7.19PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 7.20PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 7.21PCh. 7.3 - Prob. 7.22PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 7.23PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 7.24PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 7.25PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 7.26PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 7.27PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 7.28PCh. 7.4 - Prob. 7.29PCh. 7.5 - Prob. 7.31PCh. 7.5 - Prob. 7.32PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.33PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.34PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.35PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.36PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.37PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.38PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.39PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.40PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.42PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.43PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.44PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.45PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.46PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.47PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.49PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.50PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.51PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.52PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.54PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.56PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.57P
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