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<strong>The</strong>refore<br />

and<br />

sin(kR) = 0,<br />

k = nπ<br />

R .<br />

We shall need to make use <strong>of</strong> this later.<br />

Rearrange <strong>the</strong> Schrodinger’s equation:<br />

Substitute<br />

and get<br />

�<br />

k ′<br />

�<br />

�2k ′2<br />

ak ′<br />

me<br />

− �2<br />

me<br />

d2Ψ − EΨ = −V (r)Ψ.<br />

dr2 Ψ(r) = �<br />

ak ′ sin(k ′ r)<br />

− E<br />

Superconductivity 36<br />

�<br />

k ′<br />

sin(k ′ r) = −V (r) �<br />

ak ′ sin(k ′ r).<br />

k ′

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