A Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics · Problem 5.1

Wave Mechanics in One Dimension — John S. Townsend

Physics — Quantum Mechanics · two-spin-hamiltonian-magnetic-field

Problem

Take the spin Hamiltonian for the hydrogen atom in an external magnetic field B0B_0 in the zz direction to be H^=2Aℏ2S^1⋅S^2+ω0S^1z\hat{H} = \frac{2A}{\hbar^2}\hat{S}_1 \cdot \hat{S}_2 + \omega_0 \hat{S}_{1z} where ω0=geB0/2mc\omega_0 = geB_0/2mc, with mm the mass of the electron. The contribution −μ^2⋅B0-\hat{\mu}_2 \cdot \mathbf{B}_0 of the proton has been neglected because the mass of the proton is roughly 2000 times larger than the mass of the electron. Determine the energies of this system. Examine your results in the limiting cases A≫ℏω0A \gg \hbar\omega_0 and A≪ℏω0A \ll \hbar\omega_0 by expanding the energy eigenvalues in a Taylor series or binomial expansion through first nonvanishing order.

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