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Find the (lowest order) relativistic correction to the energy levels of the one-dimensional harmonic oscillator. Hint: Use the technique in Example 2.5 .

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The lowest-order relativistic correction to the energy levels is

Er1=-32232mc2(2n2+2n+1)

Step by step solution

01

relativistic correction to the energy levels

The relativistic correction to the energy levels is:

Er1=-12mc2[En2-2EnV^+V^2]

For the harmonic oscillator

V^=12m2x2^En=(n+12)

02

write the relativistic correction to the energy as

Now, we can write the relativistic correction to the energy as:

Er1=-12mc222n+122-2n+1212n+12+14m24x^4

From the example (2.5), we get:

x^2=2ma+a++a+a+aa++aaV^=12n+12

Then

Er1=-12mc222n+122-22n+122+14m24x^4

03

find ⟨x^4⟩

We need to find x^4by calculating that:

x^4=24m22(a+a++a+a+aa++aa)(a+a++a+a+aa++aa)x^4=n|x^4|n=24m22[n|a+a+a+a+|n+n|a+a+a+a|n+n|a+a+aa+|n+n|a+a+aa|n+n|a+aa+a+|n+n|a+aa+a|n+n|a+aaa+|n+n|a+aaa|n+n|aa+a+a+|nn+n|aa+a+a|n+n|aa+aa+|n+n|aa+aa|n+n|aaa+a+|n+n|aaa+a|n+n|aaaa+|n+n|aaaa|n

We know that:

a+|n=n+1|n+1a|n=n|n-1

Where, the terms which contain equal number particles due to the raising and lowering operators can survive and the other terms equal to zero fromnm=0;nm

04

calculate the terms which are required in above equation

Then, the only terms which can be calculated are:

n|a+a+aa|n=nn|a+a+a|n-1=n(n-1)n|a+a+|n-2=n(n-1)n|a+|n-1=n(n-1)nn=n(n-1)nn=n(n-1)

Solve further

n|a+aa+a|n=nn|a+aa+|n-1=nn|a+a|n=nnn|a+|n-1=n2nn=n2nn=n2n|a+aaa+|n=(n+1)n|a+aa|n+1=(n+1)n|a+a|n=n(n+1)n|a+|n-1=n(n+1)nn=n(n+1)nn

Solve further

=n(n+1)n|aa+a+a|n=nn|aa+a+|n-1=nn|aa+|n=n(n+1)n|a|n+1=n(n+1)nn=n(n+1)nn=n(n+1)=(n+1)n|aa+|n

Solve further

=(n+1)(n+1)n|a|n+1=(n+1)2nn=(n+1)2nn=(n+1)2|aaa+a+|n=(n+1)n|aaa+|n+1=(n+1)(n+2)n|aa|n+2=(n+2)(n+1)n|a|n+1=(n+1)(n+2)nn=(n+1)(n+2)nn=(n+1)(n+2)

05

solve for ⟨x^4⟩

Then,

x^4=24m22n(n-1)+n2+n(n+1)+n(n+1)+(n+1)2+(n+1)(n+2)=24m22n2-n+n2+n2+n+n2+n+n2+2n+1+n2+2n+n+2=24m22[6n2+6n+3]

06

calculate the correction in the energy levels

Now we can calculate the correction in the energy levels:

Er1=-12mc214m2424m22(6n2+6n+3)=-2232mc2(6n2+6n+3)

Then, the lowest-order relativistic correction to the energy levels is

Er1=-32232mc2(2n2+2n+1)

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