A Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics · Problem 10.7

Time-Independent Perturbations — John S. Townsend

Physics — Quantum Mechanics · sudden-approximation-nuclear-change

Problem

An electron is in the ground state of tritium, for which the nucleus is the isotope of hydrogen with one proton and two neutrons. A nuclear reaction instantaneously changes the nucleus into 3^3He, which consists of two protons and one neutron. Calculate the probability that the electron remains in the ground state of the new atom. Obtain a numerical answer.

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