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The adiabatic approximation can be regarded as the first term in an adiabatic series for the coefficientsCm(t)in Equation. Suppose the system starts out in theth state; in the adiabatic approximation, it remains in theth state, picking up only a time-dependent geometric phase factor (Equation):

Cm(t)=mneiyn(t)

(a) Substitute this into the right side of Equationto obtain the "first correction" to adiabaticity:

Cm(t)=cm(0)-0t<mt'lt'n(t')>eiyn(t')ei(n(t')-t!(t'))dt'.[10.95]

This enables us to calculate transition probabilities in the nearly adiabatic regime. To develop the "second correction," we would insert Equationon the right side of Equation, and so on.


(b) As an example, apply Equationto the driven oscillator (Problem). Show that (in the near-adiabatic approximation) transitions are possible only to the two immediately adjacent levels, for which

Cn+1(t)=-尘蝇2hn+10tf(t')e颈蝇迟dt'Cn+1(t)=-尘蝇2hn0tf(t')e颈蝇迟dt'

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(a)cm(t)=cm(0)-0teiyntm|nein-ndt'

(b) cn+1=-尘蝇2hn+10tfe颈蝇迟dt'cn-1=-尘蝇2hn0tfe颈蝇迟dt'n

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To calculate transition probabilities.

(a) Substitute this into the right side of Equation 10.16 to obtain the "first correction" to adiabaticity:

Cm(t)=cm(0)-0tm(t')lt'n(t')eiyn(t')ei(n(t')-t!(t'))dt'

This enables us to calculate transition probabilities in the nearly adiabatic regime. To develop the "second correction," we would insert Equation10.95 on the right side of Equation 10.16, and so on.

In deriving the adiabatic theorem in section 10.1, the solution to the time-dependent Schrodinger equation is given by:

x,t=ncn(t)nx,te颈胃nt 鈥(颈)

Whereis the dynamic phase, andis the weighting factors. Equation10.16 in the derivation is given by:

cmt=-jCjm|jeij-m 鈥(颈颈)

In the adiabatic approximation, the solution of this equation approximated to:

cmt=cm0iymt 鈥(颈颈颈)

ymti0tmt'lt'mt'dt' 鈥(颈惫)

Whereis the geometric phase. In particular, if the system starts in a definite eigen state thencm(t)=nmso,

cm(t)=nmeiyn(t) 鈥(惫)

Where the overall solution is:

nx,t=nx,te颈胃nteiynt 鈥(惫颈)

Now we need to extend the adiabatic approximation frequently by using the first approximation (v) to generate the next approximation by substituting with (v) into (ii) and then solving the resulting differential equation, note that the sum in equation (ii) will be reduced to a one term at, so we have:

cm(t)=-eiyn(t)m|nein-m

Integrate to get:

cm(t)=cm(0)-0teiintm|nein-mdt' 鈥(惫颈颈)

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To find correction.

(b) The result of part (a) is the correction to the basic adiabatic approximation which has the ability to predict transitions from the initial state nto other states m, where mn.

In this part we need to apply this to the forced oscillator, from the previous problem we have:

nx,t=nx-f 鈥(惫颈颈颈)

n(t)=m2h0tf2(t')dt'-n+12蝇t 鈥(颈虫)

ynt=mfhx-f20 鈥(虫)

To find the correction, we need to find m|n, so first we need to find nx-f/t', defining: thus,

nx-ft'=nzzzt'

nx-ft'=nzzfnx-ft'=nxf

Note that in the last line z = x - f and doesn't depend on. Now we need to express the derivative with the momentum operator, which is given by:

p=hix

Thus, the derivative will be:

x-ft=-ih蹿辫唯n

03

By using Orthonormality.

The momentum operator can be written in terms of the rising and lowering operators, as:
p=ihm2a+-a-

Where,

a+n=n+1na-n=nn-1

Thus,

nx-ft'=fm2ha+-a-n

nx-ft'=fm2hn+1n+1-nn-1

By using the Orthonormality we get:

n+1|n=-fm2hn+1n-1|n=-fm2hn

Where these are the only non-zero element. For m = n + 1, equation ( vii ) will be:

cn+1=-0tfm2hn+1eiynein-n+1dt'

Using equations (viii), (ix) and (x), we get:

n=-1hn+12htn-n+1=-n+12+n+1+12t=t

Thus,

localid="1658383343098" cn+1=--f尘蝇2hn+10tfe颈蝇迟'dt'

For m = n-1 , equation (vii) will be:

cn-1=-0t-f尘蝇2hneiynein-n-1dt'

also from equations (viii), (ix) and (x), we get:

n-n-1=-n+12+n-1+12蝇t=-蝇t

Thus,

cn-1=尘蝇t2hn0tfe-it'dt'

Note that we have used the conditions cn+1(0)=cn-1(0)=0.

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The case of an infinite square well whose right wall expands at a constant velocity (v) can be solved exactly. A complete set of solutions isn(x,t)2wsin(苍蟺ux)ei(mvx22Enint)/2w

Where w(t)a+vtis the (instantaneous) width of the well andEnin222/2ma2 is the nthallowed energy of the original well (width). The general solution is a linear combination of the's:

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(b) Suppose a particle starts outrole="math" localid="1659010978273" (t=0) in the ground state of the initial well:

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Show that the expansion coefficients can be written in the form

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Where mva/22is a dimensionless measure of the speed with which the well expands. (Unfortunately, this integral cannot be evaluated in terms of elementary functions.)

(c) Suppose we allow the well to expand to twice its original width, so the "external" time is given byw(Te)=2a The "internal" time is the period of the time-dependent exponential factor in the (initial) ground state. Determine TeandTi show that the adiabatic regime corresponds to 1sothatexp(iz2)1over the domain of integration. Use this to determine the expansion coefficients,Cn Construct (x,t)and confirm that it is consistent with the adiabatic theorem.

(d) Show that the phase factor inrole="math" localid="1659011579812" (x,t) can be written in the form

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WhereEn(t)n222/2mw2 is the instantaneous eigenvalue, at timet Comment on this result.

Check the Equation 10.31 satisfies the time-dependent Schrodinger equation for the Hamiltonian in Equation 10.25. Also confirm Equation 10.33, and show that the sum of the squares of the coefficients is 1, as required for normalization.

The delta function well (Equation 2.114) supports a single bound state (Equation 2.129). Calculate the geometric phase change whengradually increases from1to2. If the increase occurs at a constant rate, (诲伪/dt=c)what is the dynamic phase change for this process?

Show that if n is real, the geometric phase vanishes. (Problems 10.3 and 10.4 are examples of this.) You might try to beat the rap by tacking an unnecessary (but perfectly legal) phase factor onto the eigenfunctions: n(t)e颈蠁苍n(t), wheren(R) is an arbitrary (real) function. Try it. You'll get a nonzero geometric phase, all right, but note what happens when you put it back into Equation 10.23. And for a closed loop it gives zero. Moral: For nonzero Berry's phase, you need (i) more than one time-dependent parameter in the Hamiltonian, and (ii) a Hamiltonian that yields nontrivially complex eigenfunctions.

A particle starts out in the ground state of the infinite square well (on the interval 0 鈮 x 鈮 a) .Now a wall is slowly erected, slightly off center:

V(x)=f(t)(x-a2-)

wheref(t)rises gradually from 0toAccording to the adiabatic theorem, the particle will remain in the ground state of the evolving Hamiltonian.

(a)Find (and sketch) the ground state att Hint: This should be the ground state of the infinite square well with an impenetrable barrier ata/2+ . Note that the particle is confined to the (slightly) larger left 鈥渉alf鈥 of the well.

(b) Find the (transcendental) equation for the ground state energy at time t.
Answer:

zsinz=T[cosz-cos(z)]zsinz,wherezka,Tmaf(t)/h2,2/a,andk2mE/h. zsinz=T[cosz-cos(z)]zsinz,wherezka,Tmaf(t)/h2,2/a,andk=2mE/h

(c) Setting 未 = 0 , solve graphically for z, and show that the smallest z goes from 蟺 to 2蟺 as T goes from 0 to 鈭. Explain this result.

(d) Now set 未 = 0.01 and solve numerically for z, using

T=0,1,5,20,100,and1000

(e) Find the probability Prthat the particle is in the right 鈥渉alf鈥 of the well, as a function of z and 未. Answer:

Pr=1/[1+I+II-]Pr=1/[1+I+II?],whereI+[1-(z1)sin2[z1/2]

. Evaluate this expression numerically for the T鈥檚 and 未 in part (d). Comment on your results.

(f) Plot the ground state wave function for those same values of T and 未.
Note how it gets squeezed into the left half of the well, as the barrier grows.

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