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Homework Statement [/B] If electron (1) is in a state described by cosα1χ+ + sinα1e iβ1 χ- and electron (2) is in a state described by cosα2χ+ + sinα2e iβ2 χ-, what is the probability that the two-electron state is in a triplet state? The Attempt at a Solution I already solved this problem; I...

Thanks for taking the time out to reply. Specifically, I'm being asked to approximate an integral using the method. I've never learned this before and it's not in our textbook. My teacher said to look for outside resources, I'm just not understanding it and was hoping someone could explain it to me.

Thanks, I did Google the method, but I'm still not quite sure how to use it.

I am not understanding how to use the method of steepest descent aka the saddle point method. Any help would be appreciated, especially step-by-step explanation!

I just got my horrible midterm scores back. I don't know what to do. I never get the worst score in the class, but I am at the bottom of the barrel. This is my first year at a well-known university, I transferred in from a community college. I am definitely interested in the material, but I feel...