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Suppose the perturbation takes the form of a delta function (in time):

H^'=U^(t);

Assume thatUaa=Ubb=0,andletUab=Uba+=if ca(-)=1and cb(-)=0,

find ca(t)andcb(t),and check that lc(t)l2+lcb(t)l2=1. What is the net probability(Pabfort) that a transition occurs? Hint: You might want to treat the delta function as the limit of a sequence of rectangles.

Answer:Pab=sin2(||lh)

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ca(t)=1,t<0cos(lh),t<0,cb(t)=0,t<0-i+sin(lh),t>0,Pab=b2=sin(lh),

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01

Concept.

Suppose the perturbation takes the form of a delta function (in time):

H+=U(t)

Where perturbation to the Hamiltonian in a two state system is switched on at r = 0 and then off again at some later time t=l-. The safest approach is to represent the delta function as:

H'={U\l-0<t<l-0otherwise

02

Finding  ca(t) and cb(t)

ca(-)=1=-+ei(0-)/2A[(+0)+(-0)]=-2+/*e(i(0-)/2)A,soA.=-+2ei(0-)/2ca(t)=12e-i0(t+)/2)[(+0)ei(t+)/2+(-0)e-i(t+)/2]=e-i0(t+)/2cos(t+)2+i0sin(t+)2cb(t)=-+2ei0(t-)/2ei0(t+)/2)-e-i0(t+)/2)=-i+ei0(t+)/2)sin(t+)2.This is a tricky problem, and I thank Prof. Onuttom Narayan for showing me the correct solution. The safest approach is to represent the delta function as a sequence of rectangles:

0(t)={(1/2),-<t<0,otherwise}

Then Eq.11.17

t<-:ca(t)=1,cb(t)=0t>:ca(t)=a,cb(t)=b-<t<:ca=-i2he-i0tcbcb=-i2he-i0tcaca=-ihHab'e-0tcb,ca=-ihHba'e-0tcb,(11.17)

In the interval -<t<

d2cbdt2=-i+2hi0ei0tca+ei0ti+2he-i0tcb=-i+2hi0i2h+dcbdt-i2hcb=i0dcadt-2(2h)2cb

Thus cbsatisfies a homogeneous linear differential equation with constant coefficients:

d2cbdt2-i0

Try a solution of the form cb(t)=et

2-i0+2(2h)2=0=i0i02-2/h22or=i蝇02i蝇2,wherei蝇02-2/h2.

The general solution is

cb(t)=ei0t/2(Aei0t/2+Bei0t/2)Butcb(-)=0Aei蝇0t/2+Bei蝇0t/2=0B=-Aei蝇0So,cb(t)=Aei蝇0t/2(ei蝇0t/2-e-i蝇(+t/2))

Meanwhile

localid="1655973144761" ca(t)=2ih+e-i0tca=2ih+e-i0t/2Ai02(eit/2-e-i(i0t/2))+i2(eit/2-e-i(i0t/2))=-h+e-i0t/2A(+0)eit/2+(-0)e-it/2

But

ca(-)=1=-+ei(0-)/2A[(+0)+(-0)]=-2+/*e(i(0-)/2)A,soA.=-+2ei(0-)/2ca(t)=12e-i0(t+)/2)[(+0)ei(t+)/2+(-0)e-i(t+)/2]=e-i0(t+)/2cos(t+)2+i0sin(t+)2cb(t)=-+2ei0(t-)/2ei0(t+)/2)-e-i0(t+)/2)=-i+ei0(t+)/2)sin(t+)2.

Thus

localid="1655977472500" =c()=e-i0cos+i0sin,b=cb()=-i+hsinThisisfortherectangularpulse;itremainstotakethelimit0;/hsocosh+i0hsinhcosh,b-颈伪+sinhandweconcludethatforthedeltafunctionca(t)=1,t<0cos(/h),t>0;cb(t)=0,t<0-i+sin(/h),t>0Obviously,|ca(t)|2+|cb(t)|2=1inbothtimeperiods.FinallyPab=b2=sin2(/h)

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