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Question: Sometimes it is possible to solve Equation 6.10 directly, without having to expand in terms of the unperturbed wave functions (Equation 6.11). Here are two particularly nice examples.

(a) Stark effect in the ground state of hydrogen.

(i) Find the first-order correction to the ground state of hydrogen in the presence of a uniform external electric fieldEext (the Stark effect-see Problem 6.36). Hint: Try a solution of the form

(A+Br+Cr2)e-r/acos

your problem is to find the constants , and C that solve Equation 6.10.

(ii) Use Equation to determine the second-order correction to the ground state energy (the first-order correction is zero, as you found in Problem 6.36(a)). Answer:-m(3a2eEext/2)2 .

(b) If the proton had an electric dipole moment p the potential energy of the electron in hydrogen would be perturbed in the amount

H'=-epcos4o0r2

(i) Solve Equation 6.10 for the first-order correction to the ground state wave function.

(ii) Show that the total electric dipole moment of the atom is (surprisingly) zero, to this order.

(iii) Use Equation 6.14 to determine the second-order correction to the ground state energy. What is the first-order correction?

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Answer

(a) (i) The first-order correction to the ground state of hydrogen for the given condition is11=-r(2a+r)cose-r/a,=meEext22a3.

(ii) Thesecond-order correction for the given condition isE12=-m3eEexta222.

(b) (i) The first-order correction to the ground state wave function is11=mep402a3cose-r/a.

(ii) Total electric dipole moment of the atom vanishes.

(iii) The second-order correction to the ground state energyE12=43pea2E1.

Step by step solution

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Definition of the wave function of Hamiltonian function 

In quantum physics, a wave function represents the quantum state of a particle as a function of spin, time, momentum, and location.

Additionally, it depends on the degrees of freedom that correspond to the broadest group of observables that can coexist.

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(a) Determination of the first order correction 

(i)

Consider equation 6.10.

H0-En0n1=-H'-En1n0H0=-22m2-e240r=-22m2+2ar

鈥(颈)

Ground state, n = 1 , and forH'=eEextrcos, first-order correction to ground state energyE11diminishes.

Now, the non-perturbed ground state energyE10=-2/2ma2and non-perturbed wave function for ground state of hydrogen is10=e-r/a/a3.

Calculate first-order correction to wave function.

11=A+Br+Cr2cose-r/a=f(r)cose-r/a

Rearrange the equation (i).

-22m2+2ar+22ma211=-H'10211+2ar11-1a211=2m2H'10

Write the operator in spherical coordinates.

211=1r2ddrr2ddrf(r)cose-r/a+1r2sinddsinddf(r)cose-r/a=cosr2ddrr2f'e-r/a-r2fae-r/a+fe-r/ar2sindd-sin2=cosr22rf'e-r/a+r2fe-r/a-r2f'ae-r/a-2rfae-r/a-r2f'ae-r/a+r2fa2e-r/a-2fe-r/ar2cos=cose-r/ar2r2f+2rf'1-ra-f2+2ra-r2a2=cose-r/af+2f'1r-1a-f2r2+2ar-1a2

Use this equation.

cose-r/af+2f'1r-1a-f2r2+2ar-1a2+2fcose-r/aar-fcose-r/aa2=2m2eEextrcose-r/aa3

Perform the simplification.

f+2f'1r-1a-fr2=rfr=A+Br+Cr22C+2B+2Cr1r-1a-2Ar2-2Br-2C-r=0

Here, =2meEext2a3,f'=B+2Crandf=2C

Further simplify the above expression.

-2Ba+4C-4Cra-2Ar2-r=02Ar2-r=0A=0-4Cra-=0C=-a4=-meEext22a32Ba=4CB=-ameEext2

Write the first-order correction to wave function of ground state.

11=r(B+Cr)cose-r/a=-r(2a+r)cose-r/a

Thus, the first-order correction to wave function of ground state is11=-r(2a+r)cose-r/a, and=meEext22a3.

(ii)

Secondly find second-order correction of ground state energy, using equation 6.17.

E12=10H'11-01011=10H'11=e-r/aa3eEextrcos(-r)(2a+r)cose-r/ar2drsindd=-meEext2a220r4r+2ae-2r/a0cos2sind

Further evaluate the expression.

E12=-meEext2a225!a26+2a4!a2523=-m3eEexta222

Therefore, the second-order correction for the given condition is E12=-m3eEexta222.

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 Step 3 : (b) Determination of the first order wave correction and the second order correction

Write the expression of Perturbation Hamiltonian.

H'=-epcos40r2

Write the first-order correction to wave function of ground state energy.

cose-r/af''+2f'1r-1a-f2r2+2ar-1a2+2fcose-r/aar-fcose-r/aa2=2m2-epcos40r2e-r/aa3f''+2f'1r-1a-2fr2=-2mep402a31r2f''+2f'1r-1a-2fr2=-2r2fr==mep402a3

Write the expression for the electric dipole.

11=mep402a3cose-r/a

Write the third order of the term.

pe=-ercos=-e10+11|rcos|10+11=-e10|rcos|10+210|rcos|11+11|rcos|11

Write the expressions for second-order correction to the ground state energy.

pe=-2e10|rcos|11=-2ee-r/aa3rcoscose-r/ar2drsindd=-4ea30r3e-2r/adr0cos2sind\hfill=-4ea33!a2423\hfill=-me2a402p=-p

(i) Thus,the first-order correction to the ground state wave function is 11=mep402a3cose-r/a.

(ii) Thus, the total electric dipole moment of the atom vanishes.

(iii) Thus, the second-order correction to the ground state energy isE12=43pea2E1.

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