Griffiths Introduction to Elementary Particles · Problem 4.12

Bound States — David J. Griffiths

Physics — QFT · clebsch-gordan-hydrogen-spin

Problem

An electron in a hydrogen atom is in a state with orbital angular momentum quantum number

l = 1

. If the total angular momentum quantum number

j

\frac{3}{2}

, and the

z

component of total angular momentum is

\frac{1}{2}\hbar

, what is the probability of finding the electron with

m_s = +\frac{1}{2}