A Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics · Problem 5.9

Wave Mechanics in One Dimension — John S. Townsend

Physics — Quantum Mechanics · spin-correlation-matrix-element

Problem

Show that ⟨0,0∣S^1aS^2b∣0,0⟩=−ℏ24cos⁡θab\langle 0, 0|\hat{S}_{1a}\hat{S}_{2b}|0, 0\rangle = -\frac{\hbar^2}{4}\cos\theta_{ab} where θab\theta_{ab} is the angle between a\mathbf{a} and b\mathbf{b}. Therefore E(a,b)=4ℏ2⟨0,0∣S^1aS^2b∣0,0⟩E(\mathbf{a}, \mathbf{b}) = \frac{4}{\hbar^2}\langle 0, 0|\hat{S}_{1a}\hat{S}_{2b}|0, 0\rangle where E(a,b)E(\mathbf{a}, \mathbf{b}) is defined in Problem 5.8.

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