Let (same as hydrogen, but with a鈫抌 adjustable).
we have for hydrogen, so in this case
(4.218).
Now, calculate ,
This determines b, but unfortunately it鈥檚 a cubic equation. So we use the fact that 渭 is small to obtain a suitable approximate solution. If 渭 = 0 , then b = a (of course), so
. We鈥檒l expand in powers of :
Since the term is already a second-order correction, we can replace b by a: