/*! This file is auto-generated */ .wp-block-button__link{color:#fff;background-color:#32373c;border-radius:9999px;box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none;padding:calc(.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);font-size:1.125em}.wp-block-file__button{background:#32373c;color:#fff;text-decoration:none} Q9P 聽You could derive the spontaneo... [FREE SOLUTION] | 91影视

91影视

You could derive the spontaneous emission rate (Equation 11.63) without the detour through Einstein鈥檚 A and B coefficients if you knew the ground state energy density of the electromagnetic field P0()for then it would simply be a case of stimulated emission (Equation 11.54). To do this honestly would require quantum electrodynamics, but if you are prepared to believe that the ground state consists of one photon in each classical mode, then the derivation is very simple:

(a) Replace Equation 5.111by localid="1658381580036" N0=dkand deduce P0() (Presumably this formula breaks down at high frequency, else the total "vacuum energy" would be infinite ... but that's a story for a different day.)

(b) Use your result, together with Equation 9.47, to obtain the spontaneous emission rate. Compare Equation 9.56.

Short Answer

Expert verified

P0=2C3Rba=3H23o0c3

Step by step solution

01

The spontaneous emission rate

The transition rate for stimulated emission is given by:

Rab=H2302p0 鈥︹︹.. (1)

Where, H is the dipole moment averaged between the two states a and bwhich is given by:

Hqarb

If the stimulating radiation occurs due to the thermal processes, we can write P0 as:

P0=1eh0IKaT-1032C3 鈥︹.. (2)

02

Find out the expression

(a)

But for the zero-point field this formula doesn't hold, so we need another formula. Assume that the number of photons per available state is 1, then the number of states in the shell from wave number k to k+dk is:

dx=k2v2dk

Using k=w/c , so we get:

dk=2V2c2d

Here, V is the volume of the box in which we put the photon, then the number of photons is:

N=Dk=2V2C2d

Instead of:

N=dkeBT-1

So simply remove the factor eIkaT-1 in the denominator of equation (2), so we get:

P0=32C3

03

Substitute the equation

(b)

Substitute into (1) with P0so we get:

Rba3o0h2H232c3Rba=3H23o0c3

Hence, the solutions are,

(a) P0=h22c3

(b) Rba=3H23o0hc3

Unlock Step-by-Step Solutions & Ace Your Exams!

  • Full Textbook Solutions

    Get detailed explanations and key concepts

  • Unlimited Al creation

    Al flashcards, explanations, exams and more...

  • Ads-free access

    To over 500 millions flashcards

  • Money-back guarantee

    We refund you if you fail your exam.

Over 30 million students worldwide already upgrade their learning with 91影视!

One App. One Place for Learning.

All the tools & learning materials you need for study success - in one app.

Get started for free

Most popular questions from this chapter

Suppose you don鈥檛 assume Haa=Hbb=0

(a) Find ca(t)and cb(t) in first-order perturbation theory, for the case

.show that , to first order in .

(b) There is a nicer way to handle this problem. Let

.

Show that

where

So the equations for are identical in structure to Equation 11.17 (with an extra

(c) Use the method in part (b) to obtain in first-order
perturbation theory, and compare your answer to (a). Comment on any discrepancies.

A hydrogen atom is placed in a (time-dependent) electric fieldE=E(t)k.calculateallfourmatrixelementsHij,oftheperturbationH,=eEzbetween the ground state (n = 1 ) the (quadruply degenerate) first excited states (n = 2 ) . Also showthatHii,=0 for all five states. Note: There is only one integral to be done here, if you exploit oddness with respect to z; only one of the n = 2 states is 鈥渁ccessible鈥 from the ground state by a perturbation of this form, and therefore the system functions as a two-state configuration鈥攁ssuming transitions to higher excited states can be ignored.

For the examples inProblem 11.24(c) and (d), calculate cm(t)to first order. Check the normalization condition:

m|cmt|2=1,

and comment on any discrepancy. Suppose you wanted to calculate the probability of remaining in the original state N ; would you do better to use |cNt|2,or1-mN|cmt|2 ?

A particle of mass m is initially in the ground state of the (one-dimensional) infinite square well. At time t = 0 a 鈥渂rick鈥 is dropped into the well, so that the potential becomes

V(x)={V0,0xa/20,a/2<xa;,otherwise

where V0E1After a time T, the brick is removed, and the energy of the particle is measured. Find the probability (in first-order perturbation theory) that the result is nowE2 .

Calculate ca(t)andcb(t), to second order, for a time-independent perturbation in Problem 9.2. Compare your answer with the exact result.

See all solutions

Recommended explanations on Physics Textbooks

View all explanations

What do you think about this solution?

We value your feedback to improve our textbook solutions.

Study anywhere. Anytime. Across all devices.