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introduction to quantum mechanics
Questions and Answers of
Introduction To Quantum Mechanics
Starting with Equation 7.84, and using Equations 7.58, 7.63, 7.66, and 7.85, derive Equation 7.86. E! = - (En)² 2mc² 4n + 1/2 3 (7.58)
The most prominent feature of the hydrogen spectrum in the visible region is the red Balmer line, coming from the transition n = 3 to n = 2. First of all, determine the wavelength and frequency of
Use the Wigner–Eckart theorem (Equations 6.59–6.61) to prove that the matrix elements of any two vector operators, V and W, are proportional in a basis of angular-momentum eigenstates:Comment:
Analyze the Zeeman effect for the n = 3 states of hydrogen, in the weak, strong, and intermediate field regimes. Construct a table of energies (analogous to Table 7.2), plot them as functions of the
If ℓ = 0, then j = s, mj = ms, and the “good” states are the same (|nms) for weak and strong fields. Determine E1z (from Equation 7.74) and the fine structure energies (Equation 7.69), and
By appropriate modification of the hydrogen formula, determine the hyperfine splitting in the ground state of (a) Muonic hydrogen (in which a muon—same charge and g-factor as the electron, but
Consider the (eight) n = 2 states, |2ℓmℓms). Find the energy of each state, under strong-field Zeeman splitting. Express each answer as the sum of three terms: the Bohr energy, the fine structure
Let a and b be two constant vectors. Show that(the integration is over the usual range: 0 < θ < π, 0 < ∅ < 2π). Use this result to demonstrate thatfor states with ℓ = 0. | (a - ²)
Work out the matrix elements of H'z and H'fs, and construct the W matrix given in the text, for n = 2.
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
In this problem you will develop an alternative approach to degenerate perturbation theory. Consider an unperturbed Hamiltonian H0 with two degenerate states Ψ0a and Ψ0b (energy E0), and a
Here is an application of the technique developed in Problem 7.34. Consider the Hamiltonian(a) Find the projection operator PD (it’s a 3 x 3 matrix) that projects onto he subspace spanned byThen
Consider the isotropic three-dimensional harmonic oscillator (Problem 4.46). Discuss the effect (in first order) of the perturbation(for some constant λ) on(a) The ground state;(b) The (triply
Van der Waals interaction. Consider two atoms a distance R apart. Because they are electrically neutral you might suppose there would be no force between them, but if they are polarizable there is in
Suppose the Hamiltonian H, for a particular quantum system, is a function of some parameter λ; let En(λ) and Ψn(λ) be the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of H (λ). The Feynman Hellmann theorem
Consider a three-level system with the unperturbed Hamiltonian(∈a > ∈c) and the perturbationSince the (2x2) matrix W is diagonal (and in fact identically 0) in the basis of states (1,0,0) and
If it happens that the square root in Equation 7.33 vanishes, then E1+ = E1-; the degeneracy is not lifted at first order. In this case, diagonalizing the W matrix puts no restriction on α and β
A free particle of mass m is confined to a ring of circumference L such that Ψ (x+L) = Ψ (x). The unperturbed Hamiltonian isto which we add a perturbation(a) Show that the unperturbed states may be
The Feynman–Hellmann theorem (Problem 7.38) can be used to determine the expectation values of 1/r and 1/r2 for hydrogen. The effective Hamiltonian for the radial wave functions is (Equation
Prove Kramers’ relation:which relates the expectation values of r to three different powers (s,s-1, and s-2), for an electron in the state Ψnℓm of hydrogen. Rewrite the radial equation (Equation
Calculate the wavelength, in centimeters, of the photon emitted under a hyperfine transition in the ground state (n = 1) of deuterium. Deuterium is “heavy” hydrogen, with an extra neutron in the
(a) Plug s = 0, s = 1, s = 2, and s = 3 into Kramers’ relation (Equation 7.113) to obtain formulas for (r-1), (r), (r2), and (r3). Note that you could continue indefinitely, to find any positive
When an atom is placed in a uniform external electric field , the energy levels are shifted—a phenomenon known as the Stark effect (it is the electrical analog to the Zeeman effect). In this
In a crystal, the electric field of neighboring ions perturbs the energy levels of an atom. As a crude model, imagine that a hydrogen atom is surrounded by three pairs of point charges, as shown in
A hydrogen atom is placed in a uniform magnetic field B0 = B0 Ẑ (the Hamiltonian can be written as in Equation 4.230). Use the Feynman– Hellman theorem (Problem 7.38) to show thatwhere the
For an atom in a uniform magnetic field B0 = B0 Ẑ, Equation 4.230 giveswhere Lz and Sz refer to the total orbital and spin angular momentum of all the electrons.(a) Treating the terms involving B0
Sometimes it is possible to solve Equation 7.10 directly, without having to expand Ψ1n in terms of the unperturbed wave functions (Equation 7.11). Here are two particularly nice examples.(a) Stark
Consider a spinless particle of charge q and mass m constrained to move in the xy plane under the influence of the two-dimensional harmonic oscillator potential(a) Construct the ground state wave
Suppose you want to calculate the expectation value of some observable Ω, in the nth energy eigenstate of a system that is perturbed by H':Replacing Ψn by its perturbation expansion, Equation
The Hamiltonian for the Bloch functions (Equation 6.12) can be analyzed with perturbation theory by defining H0 and H' such thatIn this problem, don’t assume anything about the form of V (x).(a)
Crandall’s Puzzle. Stationary states of the one-dimensional Schrödinger equation ordinarily respect three “rules of thumb”: (1) The energies are nondegenerate, (2) The ground state
In this problem we treat the electron–electron repulsion term in the helium Hamiltonian (Equation 5.38) as a perturbation,(This will not be very accurate, because the perturbation is not small, in
Using a trial function of your own devising, obtain an upper bound on the ground state energy for the “bouncing ball” potential (Equation 2.185), and compare it with the exact answer (problem
Find the best bound on Egs for the one-dimensional harmonic oscillator using a trial wave function of the form where A is determined by normalization and b is an adjustable parameter. V/(x)
(a) Prove the following corollary to the variational principle: If (Ψ|Ψgs) = 0, then (H) ≥ Efe, where is the energy of the first excited state. Comment: If we can find a trial function that is
Verify Equation 8.63 for the electron–proton potential energy. (-Arcan) = -2 (4700) 4π 2.4περα e² 1+D+21X 1±1²
Suppose we used a minus sign in our trial wave function (Equation 8.38):Without doing any new integrals, find F(x) (the analog to Equation 8.52) for this case, and construct the graph. Show that
Using Egs = -79.0 eV for the ground state energy of helium, calculate the ionization energy (the energy required to remove just one electron).
Apply the techniques of this Section to the H − and Li+ ions (each has two electrons, like helium, but nuclear charges and Z = 1 and Z = 3, respectively). Find the effective (partially shielded)
The two-body integrals D2 and χ2 are defined in Equations 8.65 and 8.66. To evaluate D2 we writewhere θ2 is the angle between R and r2 (Figure 8.8), and(a) Consider first the integral over r1.
(a) Generalize Problem 8.2, using the trial wave function for arbitrary n.(b) Find the least upper bound on the first excited state of the harmonic oscillator using a trial function of the form(c)
The second derivative of F(x), at the equilibrium point, can be used to estimate the natural frequency of vibration (ω) of the two protons in the hydrogen molecule ion (see Section 2.3). If the
(a) Use a trial wave function of the formto obtain a bound on the ground state energy of the one-dimensional harmonic oscillator. What is the “best” value of a? Compare (H)min with the exact
Make a plot of the kinetic energy for both the singlet and triplet states of H2, as a function of R/a. Do the same for the electron-proton potential energy and for the electron–electron potential
If the photon had a nonzero mass (mϒ ≠ 0), the Coulomb potential would be replaced by the Yukawa potential,where μ = mϒc/ћ. With a trial wave function of your own devising, estimate the binding
Find the lowest bound on the ground state of hydrogen you can get using a gaussian trial wave functionwhere A is determined by normalization and b is an adjustable parameter. (r) = Ae-br²,
(a) Use the function Ψ(x) = Ax (a-x) (for 0 < x < a, otherwise 0) to get an upper bound on the ground state of the infinite square well.(b) Generalize to a function of the form Ψ(x) = A[x
Find an upper bound on the energy of the first excited state of the hydrogen atom. A trial function with ℓ = 1 will automatically be orthogonal to the ground state (see footnote 6); for the
Suppose you’re given a two-level quantum system whose (time-independent) Hamiltonian H0 admits just two eigenstates, Ψa (with energy Ea), and Ψb (with energy Eb). They are orthogonal, normalized,
As an explicit example of the method developed in Problem 8.22, consider an electron at rest in a uniform magnetic field B = Bzk̂, for which the Hamiltonian is (Equation 4.158):The eigenspinors, χa
Although the Schrödinger equation for helium itself cannot be solved exactly, there exist “helium-like” systems that do admit exact solutions. A simple example is “rubber-band helium,” in
In Problem 8.8 we found that the trial wave function with shielding (Equation 8.28), which worked well for helium, is inadequate to confirm the existence of a bound state for the negative hydrogen
Consider a particle constrained to move in two dimensions in the cross-shaped region shown in Figure 8.10. The “arms” of the cross continue out to infinity. The potential is zero within the
In Yukawa’s original theory (1934), which remains a useful approximation in nuclear physics, the “strong” force between protons and neutrons is mediated by the exchange of π-mesons. The
Use the WKB approximation to find the allowed energies (En) of an infinite square well with a “shelf,” of height V0, extending half-way across (Figure 7.3):Express your answer in terms of V0 and
An alternative derivation of the WKB formula (Equation 9.10) is based on an expansion in powers of ћ. Motivated by the free-particle wave function, Ψ = A exp (±ipx/ћ), we writewhere f(x) is some
Performing a variational calculation requires finding the minimum of the energy, as a function of the variational parameters. This is, in general, a very hard problem. However, if we choose the form
Existence of Bound States. A potential “well” (in one dimension) is a function V(x) that is never positive (V(x) ≤ 0 for all x), and goes to zero at infinity (V(x) → as x → ± ∞).(a)
Use Equation 9.23 to calculate the approximate transmission probability for a particle of energy E that encounters a finite square barrier of height V0 > E and width 2α. Compare your answer with
Calculate the lifetimes of U238 and Po212, using Equations 9.26 and 9.29.The energy of the emitted alpha particle can be deduced by using Einstein’s formula (E = mc2):where mp is the mass of the
Zener Tunneling. In a semiconductor, an electric field (if it’s large enough) can produce transitions between energy bands—a phenomenon known as Zener tunneling. A uniform electric field E =
Use appropriate connection formulas to analyze the problem of scattering from a barrier with sloping walls (Figure 9.13).Do not assume C = 0. Calculate the tunneling probability, T = |F|2 / |A|2, and
Derive the connection formulas at a downward-sloping turning point, and confirm Equation 9.51. y(x) ≈ D' √IP(x) exp[- 2D' p(x) fx¹ |p (x¹)|dx'], '+1]. sin [/ fx, p (x¹) dx' + x < x; x >
Consider a particle of mass m in the nth stationary state of the harmonic oscillator (angular frequency ω).(a) Find the turning point, x2.(b) How far could you go above the turning point before the
The “bouncing ball” revisited. Consider the quantum mechanical analog to the classical problem of a ball (mass m) bouncing elastically on the floor.(a) What is the potential energy, as a function
Analyze the bouncing ball (Problem 9.6) using the WKB approximation.(a) Find the allowed energies, En, in terms of m, g, and ћ.(b) Now put in the particular values given in Problem 9.6(c), and
Use the WKB approximation to find the allowed energies of the harmonic oscillator.
Use the WKB approximation to find the allowed energies of the general power-law potential:where ν is a positive number. Check your result for the case v = 2. V(x) = ax",
For spherically symmetrical potentials we can apply the WKB approximation to the radial part (Equation 4.37). In the case l = 0 it is reasonable to use Equation 9.48 in the formwhere r0 is the
Use the WKB approximation to find the bound state energy for the potential in Problem 2.52. Compare the exact m/ [(7/1) - (8/6)]- -
Consider the case of a symmetrical double well, such as the one pictured in Figure 9.14. We are interested in bound states with E < V(0).Figure 9.14: Symmetric double well; Problem 9.17.(a) Write
Use the WKB approximation in the form of Equation 9.52,to estimate the bound state energies for hydrogen. Don’t forget the centrifugal term in the effective potential (Equation 4.38). The following
Construct the analogs to Equation 10.12 for one-dimensional and two-dimensional scattering. eikr v (r.0) ≈ A {eik² + ƒ(0)²¹hr}. for large r. (10.12)
About how long would it take for a (full) can of beer at room temperature to topple over spontaneously, as a result of quantum tunneling? Treat it as a uniform cylinder of mass m, radius R, and
Prove Equation 10.33, starting with Equation 10.32. Σiº (20 + 1) [je(ka) + ik ach" (ka)] Pe(cos ) : = 0 8=0 (10.32)
An incident particle of charge q1 and kinetic energy E scatters off a heavy stationary particle of charge q2.(a) Derive the formula relating the impact parameter to the scattering angle.(b) Determine
Tunneling in the Stark Effect. When you turn on an external electric field, the electron in an atom can, in principle, tunnel out, ionizing the atom. Question: Is this likely to happen in a typical
Consider the case of low-energy scattering from a spherical delta-function shell:where α and a are constants. Calculate the scattering amplitude, f(θ), the differential cross-section, D(θ), and
What are the partial wave phase shifts (δℓ) for hard-sphere scattering (Example 10.3)? Example 10.3 Quantum hard-sphere scattering. Suppose V(r) = [0, The boundary condition, then, is V (a. 8) =
Check that Equation 10.65 satisfies Equation 10.52, by direct substitution. (²+k²) G(r) = 8³ (r). (10.52)
Find the S-wave (ℓ= 0) partial wave phase shift δ0(k) for scattering from a delta-function shell (Problem 10.4). Assume that the radial wave function u(r) goes to 0 as r → 0. o₁¹ [cott -
Show that the ground state of hydrogen (Equation 4.80) satisfies the integral form of the Schrödinger equation, for the appropriate V and E (note that E is negative, so k = ik, where k Ξ
Find the scattering amplitude, in the Born approximation, for soft-sphere scattering at arbitrary energy. Show that your formula reduces to Equation 10.82 in the low-energy limit. f(0, 0)
Evaluate the integral in Equation 10.91, to confirm the expression on the right. 2mß 5)-2018 12 f(0) e-pr sin(kr) dr = 2mB 1² (μ² +K²) (10.91)
For the potential in Problem 10.4,(a) calculate f(θ), D(θ), and σ, in the low-energy Born approximation;(b) calculate f(θ) for arbitrary energies, in the Born approximation;(c) show that your
Find the scattering amplitude for low-energy soft-sphere scattering in the second Born approximation. - (2m Voa³/3h²) [1 − (4m Voa²/5k²)].
Calculate the total cross-section for scattering from a Yukawa potential, in the Born approximation. Express your answer as a function of E.
Use your result in Problem 10.16 to develop the Born approximation for one-dimensional scattering (on the interval -∞ < x < ∞, with no “brick wall” at the origin). That is, choose
Calculate θ (as a function of the impact parameter) for Rutherford scattering, in the impulse approximation. Show that your result is consistent with the exact expression (Problem 10.1(a)), in the
Find the Green’s function for the one-dimensional Schrödinger equation, and use it to construct the integral form (analogous to Equation 10.66). V(x) = Vo(x) - im 1 Love eiklx-xol V (xo)(xo)
Use the Born approximation to determine the total cross-section for scattering from a gaussian potentialExpress your answer in terms of the constants V0, a, and m (the mass of the incident particle),
Use the one-dimensional Born approximation (Problem 10.17) to compute the transmission coefficient (T = 1-R) for scattering from a delta function (Equation 2.117) and from a finite square well
Prove the optical theorem, which relates the total cross-section to the imaginary part of the forward scattering amplitude:Use Equations 10.47 and 10.48. J= -Im [ƒ(0)]. 47 k (10.104)
Neutron diffraction. Consider a beam of neutrons scattering from a crystal (Figure 10.14). The interaction between neutrons and the nuclei in the crystal is short ranged, and can be approximated
Scattering of identical particles. The results for scattering of a particle from a fixed target also apply to the scattering of two particles in the center of mass frame. With Ψ(R,r) = ΨR (R) Ψr
Two-dimensional scattering theory. By analogy with Section 10.2, develop partial wave analysis for two dimensions.(a) In polar coordinates (r,θ) the Laplacian isFind the separable solutions to the
Suppose the perturbation takes the form of a delta function (in time):assume that Uaa = Ubb = 0, and let Uab = U*ba Ξ α. If ca (-∞) = 1 and cb (-∞) = 0, find ca(t) and cb(t), and check that
Solve Equation 11.17 for the case of a time-independent perturbation, assuming that ca (0) = 1 and cb(0) = 0. Check that |ca(t)|2 + |cb(t)|2 = 1. Comment: Ostensibly, this system oscillates
Suppose you don’t assume H'aa = H'bb = 0(a) Find Ca(t) and Cb(t) in first-order perturbation theory, for the case Ca(0) = 1 Cb(0) = 0. show that |Ca(1)(t)|2 + |Cb(1)(t)|2 = 1, to first order
A hydrogen atom is placed in a (time-dependent) electric field E = E(t)k̂. Calculate all four matrix elements H'ij of the perturbation Ĥ' = eEz between the ground state (n = 1) and the (quadruply
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