Perturbation theory Definition and 238 Threads

Having just watched Prof Carl Bender's excellent 15 lecture course in mathematical physics on YouTube, the following question arose: The approach was to work in one space dimension and to solve the schrodinger equation for more general potentials than the harmonic oscillator using asymptotic...

If you have a momentum integral over the product of propagators of the form \frac{1}{k_o^2-E_k^2+i\epsilon} , why are there divergences associated with setting m=0? Factoring you get: \frac{1}{k_o^2-E_k^2+i\epsilon}=\frac{1}{(k_o-E_k+i\epsilon) (k_o+E_k-i\epsilon)} . This expression has...

If: ##\hat{H} \psi (x) = E \psi (x)## where E is the eigenvalue of the *disturbed* eigenfunction ##\psi (x)## and ##E_n## are the eigenvalues of the *undisturbed* Hamiltonian ##\hat{H_0}## and the *disturbed* Hamiltonian is of the form: ##\hat{H} = \hat{H_0} +{\epsilon} \hat{V}...

Hi. In 2-fold degenerate perturbation theory we can find appropiate "unperturbate" wavefunctions by looking for simultaneous eigenvectors (with different eigenvalues) of and H° and another Hermitian operator A that conmutes with H° and H'. Suppose we have the eingenvalues of H° are ##E_n =...

Hi, So, I am working through section 5.2 of Sakurai's book which is "Time Independent Perturbation Theory: The Degenerate Case", and I see a few equations I'm having some trouble reconciling with probably because of notation. These are equations 5.2.3, 5.2.4, 5.2.5 and 5.2.7. First, we...

In a text a exercice says that for the Hamiltonian ##H_0 = \frac{p^2}{2m}+V(x)## the eigenfunction and eigen energy are ##\phi_n, E_n##. If we add the perturbation ## \frac{\lambda}{m}p## ¿what is the new eigenfunction? The solution is ## \frac{p^2}{2m} + \frac{\lambda}{m}p+V=...

Homework Statement Part (a): Find eigenvalues of X, show general relation of X and show X commutes with KE. Part (b): Give conditions on V1, V2 and VI for X to commute with them. Part (c): Write symmetric and antisymmetric wavefunctions. Find energies JD and JE. Part (d): How are...

Homework Statement Part (a): Explain origin of each term in Hamiltonian. What does n, l, m mean? Part (b): Identify which matrix elements are non-zero Part (c): Applying small perturbation, find non-zero matrix elements Part (d): Find combinations of n=2 states and calculate change in...

Homework Statement Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution With a parity operator, Px = -x implies x has odd parity while Px = x implies x has even parity. Things that puzzle me 1. Why is ##[H_0,P] = 0## and ##H_1P = -PH_1##? Is it because ##H_1 \propto z## so ##Pz = -z##? Then...

Homework Statement Two identical spin-1/2 particles interact with Hamiltonian H0=ω0 S1.S2 where ω0>0. A time dependent perturbation is applied, H'=ω1 (S1z-S2z) θ(t) Exp[-t/τ], where ω1>0 and ω1<<ω0. What are the probabilities that a system starting in the ground state will be excited into each...

My study of Quantum Mechanics have brought me to perturbation theory. I'm here talking about the non-degenerate type. My questions relate to the math behind it, and the power series expansion that we do. H = H^0 + \lambda H' (Eq. 1) Question 1: So in equation 1 I think I understand...

After time t, the probability of monochromatic absorption of the ground state |1> to the energy state |n> is given by: |<n|1>|^2=4|U_{n1}|^2\frac{\sin^2((E_n-E_1-\hbar\omega)t/2\hbar)}{(E_n-E_1-\hbar\omega)^2} where U is the transition matrix. The claim is that as t goes to infinity, the...

Hello Everyone. I am very confused on the following questions and have a few confusions about the problem that I hope someone can clear up for me (explained later). Here is the question. Homework Statement The paramagnetic resonance of a paramagnetic ion in a crystal lattice is described...

So I know this might be a lot to read but I am having a very hard time understanding how to use the formulas in degenerate perturbation theory. Here is the problem I am on. Homework Statement A system of two spin-1/2 particles is described by the following Hamiltonian...

http://farside.ph.utexas.edu/teaching/qm/lectures/node53.html So I was reading this and I don't understand how he goes from 658 to 661 using the completeness relation. In 661 if you use the completeness relaton can you get rid of the I n,l''>s by doing the outer product and ignoring the...

In the theory of degenerate perturbation in Sakurai’s textbook, Modern Quantum Mechanics Chapter 5, the perturbed Hamiltonian is H|l\rangle=(H_0 +\lambda V) |l\rangle =E|l\rangle which is written as 0=(E-H_0-\lambda V) |l\rangle (the formula (5.2.2)). By projecting P_1 from the left (P_1=1-P_0...

Homework Statement Consider a particle confined in a cubical box with the sides of length L each. Obtain the general solution to the eigenvalues and the corresponding eigenfunctions. Compute the degeneracy of the first excited state. A perturbation is applied having the form H' = V from 0...

Hello all, I have boiled a very long physics problem down to the point that I need to solve the coupled equations \frac{\partial^2 x}{\partial u^2} + xf(u) + yg(u) = 0 \frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial u^2} + yf(u) - xg(u) = 0 We may assume that |f| ,|g| << 1. and that both f and g are...

Hi there. I'm dealing with this problem, which says: At time ##t=0## a constant and uniform electric field ##\vec E## oriented in the ##\vec x## direction is applied over a charged particle with charge ##+q##. This same particle is under the influence of an harmonic potential...

In this video (from 27.00 - 50.00, which you don't need to watch!) a guy shows how you can solve the general second order ode y'' + P(x)y = 0 using perturbation theory. However he points out that the domain must be finite in order for this to work, I'm wondering how you would phrase a question...

Hi, I have an equation of the form (-i \lambda \frac{d}{dr}\sigma_z+\Delta(r)\sigma_x) g =(\epsilon + \frac{\mu \hbar^2}{2mr^2}) g where \sigma refers to the Pauli matrices, g is a two component complex vector and the term on the right hand side of the equation is small compared to the other...

Hi all, I have a question about the concept of complete set when I apply the perturbation theory in two situations -Finite Hilbert Space and Infinite Hilbert Space. Consider a Hamiltonian H=H0+H', where H0 is the unperturbed Hamiltonian and H' is the perturbed Hamiltonian. Let ψ_n be the...

Hi guys, this is my first time posting, I'm studying physics at uni, in my third year and things are getting a bit tough, so basically my question is in relation to solving problem 1, (i included a picture...) I missed the class and don't really know what I'm doing. Any help would be appreciated.

What does it mean for a matrix to be diagonal, especially in Quantum Mechanics, where we get to Perturbation theory (Degeneracy). I don't get it. Please if you can explain in 'simple' language.

Homework Statement On page 251 of Griffiths's quantum book, when deriving a result in first-order perturbation theory, the author makes the claim that <\psi^0|H^0\psi^1> = <H^0\psi^0|\psi^1> where H^0 is the unperturbed Hamiltonian and \psi^0 and \psi^1 are the unperturbed wavefunction and its...

Homework Statement Homework Equations E_{1}=<ψ_{1}|V(r)|ψ_{1}> The Attempt at a Solution That is equal to the integral ∫ψVψd^3r So I'll just perform the integral, correct ? But r is not constant here right? So, I' ll keep it inside the integral? How should I continue? Please...

If I have V(x)=\frac{1}{2}m\omega^{2}x^{2} (1+ \frac{x^{2}}{L^{2}}) How do I start to solve for the hamiltonian Ho, the ground state wave function ?? Calculate for the energy of the quantum ground state using first order perturbation theory?

Hey, I'm struggling to understand a number of things to do with this derivation of the scattering amplitude using time dependent perturbation theory for spinless particles. We assume we have some perturbation 'V' such that : \left ( \frac{\partial^2 }{\partial t^2}-\triangledown ^2 +...

Homework Statement If E1≠E2≠E3, what are the new energy levels according to the second-order perturbation theory? Homework Equations H' = α(0 1 0) (1 0 1) (0 1 0) ψ1= (1) (0) (0) ψ2= (0)...

I just want to make sure that I am doing some things correctly. I'll be using http://www.physics.umd.edu/courses/Phys741/xji/chapter5.pdf from about 5.64 on. The kinetic term : \frac{f^2}{4} Tr[D_{\mu} \Sigma D^{\mu} \Sigma^{\dagger}] Now if I want to expand this out, as \Sigma =e^{i...

in the infinite well with small potential shown in the attachment. I calculated the total energy by using the time independent Schrodinger equation and adding the correction energy to the equation of the slope k=(Vo/L)x. E=h^2/8mL^2 +∫ ψkψ dx ψ=√(2/L) sin⁡(∏/L x) when integrating ∫...

in the infinite well with small potential shown in the attachment. I calculated the total energy by using the time independent Schrodinger equation and adding the correction energy to the equation of the slope k=(Vo/L)x. E=h^2/8mL^2 +∫ ψkψ dx ψ=√(2/L) sin⁡(∏/L x) when integrating ∫...

Question: obtain 2-term expansions for the roots of x^3+x^2-w=0 , 0<w<<1. I assumed an expansion of the form x=a+bw+... and from this obtained a=-1, b=1 as one solution. How do I work out the form of the other 2 expansions? Thanks.

I'm rather stuck on this problem. I seem to be having issues with the simplest things on this when trying to get started. Homework Statement There is a particle with spin-1/2 and the Hamiltonian H_0 = \omega_0 S_z. The system is perturbed by: H_1 = \omega_1 S_x e^{\frac{-t}{\tau}}...

Ok so I have a classic particle in a box problem. If a particle in a box, the states of which are given by: ψ = (√2/L) * sin(nπx/L) where n=1,2,3... is perturbed by a potential v(x) = γx , how do I calculate the energy shift of the ground state in first order perturbation I'm guessing that...

the spin orbit coupling removes the degeneracy but not completely, should we still use the degenerate perturbation theory. is it because of relativistic corrections? Thanks!

The following comes from Landau's Statistical Physics, chapter 32. Using a Hamiltonian \hat{H} = \hat{H}_0 + \hat{V} we get the following expression for the energy levels of a perturbed system, up to second order: E_n = E_0^{(0)} + V_{nn} + \sideset{}{'}{\sum}_m \frac{\lvert...

Hi all, I have a question about perturbation theory and the fine structure constant. Consider an electron moving through the vacuum - this wil induce vacuum polarization, and (if I understand correctly) perturbation theory can be used to analyze the situation. My question is essentially: if...

hey, say you have a infinite potential well of length L, in the middle of the well a potential step of potential V and length x. Inside the well is a particle of mass m. why are the first order energy corrections large for even eigenstates compared to odd ones? also, say well...

time-independent, non-degenerate. I am referring to the following text, which I am reading: http://www.pa.msu.edu/~mmoore/TIPT.pdf On page 4, it represents the results of the 2nd order terms. In Eqs. (32), (33) and (34) I don't understand the second equality, i.e. basing on which formula he has...

Hi I am reading about Degenerate Perburbation Theory, and I have come across a question. We all know that the good quantum numbers in DPT are basically the eigenstates of the conserved quantity under the perburbation. As Griffiths he says in his book: "... look around for some hermitian...

Many of you stated how ad hoc is QFT as the field is supposed to be non-interacting yet how could they get an incredibly accurate value of calculated magnetic moment of the electron of value 1.0011596522 compared to measured 1.00115965219 with accuracy to better than one part in 10^10, or...

Hi all. I have been thinking about a very simple question, and I am a little confused. We know from time-independent perturbation theory that if the system is perturbed by the external perturbation λV which is much smaller compared to the unperturbed hamiltonian H0, we can write the ground state...

Homework Statement Consider the following Hamiltonian. H=\begin{pmatrix} 20 & 1 & 0 \\1 & 20 & 2 \\0 & 2 & 30 \end{pmatrix} Diagonalize this matrix using perturbation theory. Obtain eigenvectors (to first order) and eigenvalues (to second order). Ho=\begin{pmatrix} 20 & 0 & 0 \\0 & 20 & 0...

I'm studying a perturbation theory (behaviour of its series) and have found two articles which might be of particular interest. Unfortunately, all my three institutions do not have subscription to these journals (articles are too old). I'm kindly asking for your help. These are the articles I'm...

Hi, If we have a non degenerate solution to a Hamiltonian and we perturb it with a perturbation V, we get the new solution by |\psi_{n}^{(1)}> = \sum \frac{<\psi_{m}^{(0)}|V|\psi_{n}^{(0)}>}{E_n^{(0)} - E_m^{(0)}}\psi_m^{(0)} where we sum over all m such that m\neq n. When we do the same...

I'm studying Sakurai at the moment, time-dependent perturbation theory (TDPT). I'm having a problem in understanding a basic concept here. According to Sakurai we have the following problem: Let a system be described initially by a known hamiltonian H0, being in one of its eigenstates |i>...

Time-dependant perturbation theory & "transitions" I'm studying approximation methods, and something is really bothering me about the standard treatment of time-dependant perturbation theory. In lecture, the prof introduced time-dependant perturbation theory with the following motivation...

Why when we analyse time dependant perturbation theory, we take that the diagonal elements of matrix <i|W(t)|j> are equal to zero? Why in degenerate perturbation theory we assume that perturbed wavefunctions of degenerate states can be expressed in the base of unperturbed wavefunctions of...

So in time-independent degenerate perturbation theory we say that we can construct a set of wavefunctions that diagonalize the perturbation Hamiltonian (H') from the degenerate subspaces of the unperturbed Hamiltonian (Ho). Since the original eigenstates are degenerate, combinations of them are...