Answer to Question #321007 in Quantum Mechanics for Manzar abbas khan

Question

calculate the zero point energy of a system consisting of a mass of gm connected to a fixed point by a spring which is stretched 1cm by a force 1000 dynes the particle being constrained to move only along x axis

Answer 1

$k=\frac Fx,$

$E=\frac{kx^2}2=\frac{Fx}2=50~nJ.$