Hamiltonian

[Ami_Pant_4G]

What is Hamiltonian and what is used for in terms of the Schrodinger equation?

[Natalie Wang 1B]

The Hamiltonian is the double derivative or the wave function (psi). The double derivative of the wave function is the same as the energy of the electron.

[Laura WM 3I]

What does double derivative mean? The derivative of what?

[Isabella Dal Porto 1H]

Is the Hamiltonian likely to be used a lot in this course? Is there an example problem that demonstrates when you would use or solve for?

[805097738]

Will we be expected to calculate this?

[JasonLiu_2J]

As far as I know, we won't need to do any calculations using Schrodinger's equation or the Hamiltonian in this class.

[Nicholas Chin 1G]

Yea, he specifically said in lecture that we will never be tested on this.