Chapter 6: Q27P (page 285)
Let aand bbe two constant vectors. Show that
(the integration is over the usual range:). Use this result to demonstrate that
For states with I=0. Hint:.
Short Answer
It is proved that .
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Chapter 6: Q27P (page 285)
Let aand bbe two constant vectors. Show that
(the integration is over the usual range:). Use this result to demonstrate that
For states with I=0. Hint:.
It is proved that .
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(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.
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.
Suppose we perturb the infinite cubical well (Equation 6.30) by putting a delta function 鈥渂ump鈥 at the point
Find the first-order corrections to the energy of the ground state and the (triply degenerate) first excited states.
Estimate the correction to the ground state energy of hydrogen due to the finite size of the nucleus. Treat the proton as a uniformly charged spherical shell of radius b, so the potential energy of an electron inside the shell is constantthis isn't very realistic, but it is the simplest model, and it will give us the right order of magnitude. Expand your result in powers of the small parameter, (b / a) whereis the Bohr radius, and keep only the leading term, so your final answer takes the form . Your business is to determine the constant Aand the power n. Finally, put in (roughly the radius of the proton) and work out the actual number. How does it compare with fine structure and hyperfine structure?
Suppose the Hamiltonian H, for a particular quantum system, is a function of some parameter let and be the eigen values and
Eigen functions of. The Feynman-Hellmann theoremstates that
(Assuming either that is nondegenerate, or-if degenerate-that the 's are the "good" linear combinations of the degenerate Eigen functions).
(a) Prove the Feynman-Hellmann theorem. Hint: Use Equation 6.9.
(b) Apply it to the one-dimensional harmonic oscillator,(i)using (this yields a formula for the expectation value of V), (II)using (this yields (T)),and (iii)using (this yields a relation between (T)and (V)). Compare your answers to Problem 2.12, and the virial theorem predictions (Problem 3.31).
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