Chapter 6: Q22P (page 280)
Starting with Equation 6.80, and using Equations 6.57, 6.61, 6.64, and 6.81, derive Equation 6.82.
Short Answer
The equation is derived, .
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Chapter 6: Q22P (page 280)
Starting with Equation 6.80, and using Equations 6.57, 6.61, 6.64, and 6.81, derive Equation 6.82.
The equation is derived, .
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Consider the isotropic three-dimensional harmonic oscillator (Problem 4.38). Discuss the effect (in first order) of the perturbation
(for some constant ) on
(a) the ground state
(b) the (triply degenerate) first excited state. Hint: Use the answers to Problems 2.12and 3.33
Work out the matrix elements of construct the W matrix given in the text, for n = 2.
(a) Find the second-order correction to the energiesfor the potential in Problem 6.1. Comment: You can sum the series explicitly, obtaining -for odd n.
(b) Calculate the second-order correction to the ground state energyfor the potential in Problem 6.2. Check that your result is consistent with the exact solution.
For the harmonic oscillator, the allowed energies arewhererole="math" localid="1656044150836" is the classical frequency. Now suppose the spring constant increases slightly:(Perhaps we cool the spring, so it becomes less flexible.)
(a) Find the exact new energies (trivial, in this case). Expand your formula as a power series in, up to second order.
(b) Now calculate the first-order perturbation in the energy, using Equation 6.9. What ishere? Compare your result with part (a).
Hint: It is not necessary - in fact, it is not permitted - to calculate a single integral in doing this problem.
Consider the (eight) states, . Find the energy of each state, under weak-field Zeeman splitting, and construct a diagram like Figure 6.11 to show how the energies evolve as increases. Label each line clearly, and indicate its slope.
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