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Spin orbit coupling accounts for the relative motion of a magnetic moment interacting with an electric field. Is there a direct coupling of the magnetic moments of, say, the electrons in an atom as well? Does a magnetic field emanate from spin 1/2 particles in general? Thank you for...

I am learning linear response theory right now and I have come across a mathematical technique I have seen before but I don't understand the reason for the application. What I am talking about is the insertion of the sum of basis vectors in the commutator. Generally speaking it looks similar to...

Thank you very much! Fermi's Golden Rule explains all my questions.

I am reading a paper that uses a quantum mechanical notation that I do not understand. I have found a webpage that explains it, but I do not understand the explanation either: http://chsfpc5.chem.ncsu.edu/~franzen/CH ... (let Y represent the Psi) Specifically, I understand what <Yn|A|Yn>...