The harmonic oscillator is a physical system in which a mass oscillates around an equilibrium position subjected to an elastic potential \(V(x)=\frac{1}{2}kx^2\). The oscillation of the atoms in a molecule can be studied using the quantum version of this model. Solving the Schrödinger equation gives us the energy levels and the wave function.

 

 

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