Perturbation Definition and 378 Threads

I'm trying to follow some working by lecturer; Treating delK (previously found in first bit of question), show that the energy En of the usual hydrogenic state [nlm> is shifted by some expression given. basically we start with \[ \frac{1}{2m_{0}c^{2}} \left\langle...

Homework Statement Question: If a particle is in the ground state at time t<0, use the 1st order time dependent perturbation theory to calculate the probability that the particle will still be in the ground state at time t. Suppose we turn on the perturbation at time t=0 H(x) = ax...

Homework Statement "Suppose we put a delta-function in the center of the infinite square well: {H^{'}} = \alpha\delta(x-a/2) where a is a constant. Find the first order correction to the allowed energies. Explain why the energies are not peturbed for even n" Homework Equations The...

Homework Statement A Hydrogen atom in its ground state (n,l,m) = (1,0,0) is placed in a weak electric fieldE(t) = 0 if t < 0 Eo *e^{\frac{-t}{\tau}} if t > 0E is in the positive z direction What is the probability that it will be found in any of the n=2 states at time t > 0 ? use...

I have been told before that virtual particles are just an artefact of perturbation theory, that if we could solve interacting fields exactly we would have no need to talk about virtual particles at all. My question then is if virtual particles are just a mathematical tool to evaluate...

I have an infinite potential well with length L. The first task was to calculate the eigenvalues and -functions for the energy of a particle in the well. The requirements were \psi(0, L) = 0 and there is no time-dependence. I've calculated: \hat{H}\psi(x) = E\psi(x) E =...

Hello, I have to learn about the classic Perturbation Theory. I'm looking for guides, textbooks etc about Perturbation Theory. I already know the basis (Poincare method), but I found it hard to find resources for more advanced material on the one hand, that will also teach it from basis on...

Homework Statement A hydrogen atom is perturbed with the potential V(r) = \frac{\alpha}{r^{2}} (\alpha is small). Find first-order perturbation corrections to the energy levels and then exact levels of the perturbed system. Homework Equations The unperturbed hydrogen atom radial...

First of all, I'm sorry about the last topic, accidentally I switched between the previous message and this one... Sorry about the troubles. I think it's the right forum (after reading a bit), sorry if I'm wrong... My high school graduation project is about the perturbation theory, it's...

Homework Statement The Hamiltonian for a rigid diatomic molecule is H_0 = {L^2 \over {2I}} where I is the moment of inertia of the molecule. (a) What are the lowest four energy states of this system? (b) An external electric field is applied, leading to a perturbation H_1 = ED\cos\theta...

From the following attachments I understand how the roots of the equation and the perturbation coefficients were found. What I don't get is the solid line in the graph that is allegedly the plot of two of the three roots versus epsilon. Can somebody clear this up for me? Also, how would I...

"standard perturbation theory" - what exactly is meant? hi, could someone please help me out with the question in the title, in the following context: the quantization around trivial classical solutions can be done via the minkowskian path integral, while instanton solutions arise in the...

Homework Statement In a beta decay H3 -> He3+, use the sudden perturbation approximation to determine the probability of that an electron initially in the 1s state of H3 will end up in the |n=16,l=3,m=0> state of He3+ Homework Equations |<n'l'm'|nlm>|^2 The Attempt at a Solution...

Hi , Can anybody help me to solve this question? A time varying Hamiltonian H(t) induces transitions from state |k> at time t=0 to a state |j> at time t=t' with probability P(k to j(t')). Use first order time-dependent peturbation theory to show that if P(j to k(t')) is the prababilty that...

Homework Statement Given is a hamiltionan H0: E1 0 0 E2 with E1 and E2 being eigenvalues of two eigenstates phi1 and phi2 A distortion W, with W12 = W21* (complex conjugate): 0 W12 W21 0 Calculate the eigenvalues and eigenstates of H = H0 + W Homework...

Let's say that you've got a time-dependent perturbation to your potential (say, the particle-in-a-box to make things simple). Say you start in energy eigenstate #3. What's the probability that the particle will stay in eigenstate 3 after time T? This is not a homework problem. I'm not...

Homework Statement We consider two spins 1/2, \vec{S_{1}} and \vec{S_{2}}, coupled by an interaction of the form H=\alpha(t)\vec{S_{1}}*\vec{S_{2}}. \alpha(t) is a function of time who approches 0 for |t|-->infinity and takes appreciable values only in the interval of [-\tau,\tau] near 0...

Hello, This is a question on perturbation theory - which I am trying to apply to the following example. Homework Statement The two-dimensional infinitely deep square well (with sides at x=0,a; y=0,a) is perturbed by the potential V(x)=\alpha(x^{2}+y^{2}). What is the first-order correction...

I'm looking at the beginning of of Chapter 6 of the 2nd edition of Griffiths Introduction to Quantum Mechanics. He starts out by writing the hamiltonian for a system we'd like to solve as the sum of a hamiltonian with a known solution and a small perturbation: H^0 + \lambda H^\prime He...

[SOLVED] Constant force perturbation of the quantum SHO Homework Statement We're supposed to consider the Hamiltonian for the simple harmonic oscillator: \hat{H}_{0} = \hat{p}^{2}/2m + m\omega^2\hat{x}^2/2 With a perturbation, so that \hat{H} = \hat{H}_0 + \hat{H}' , where \hat{H}' =...

Homework Statement A hydrogen atom, which is in its ground state 1s (i.e. \|1,0,0\rangle), is put into a weak time-dependent external electric field, which points into the z direction: \boldsymbol{E}(t,\boldsymbol{r}) = \frac{C\hat{\text{\boldsymbol{e}}}_{z}}{t^{2}+\tau^{2}}, where C and...

I'm trying to bridge the gap between several expressions describing the insertion of a constant perturbation: a_{f}(t) = \frac{1}{i\hbar} V_{fi} \int^{t}_{0} e^{i(E_{f}-E_{i})t'/\hbar}dt' = \frac{1}{i\hbar}V_{fi}\frac{e^{i(E_{f}-E_{i})t/\hbar} - 1}{i(E_{f}-E_{i})/\hbar} so...

Homework Statement Particle bound by V = \frac{1}{2} m \omega^2 x^2 - a x^3 for small x. Show that the mean position of the particle changes with the energy of the eigenstates when a is small, so first order perturbation theory works. Homework Equations For the harmonic oscillator x...

[SOLVED] time-dependent perturbation theory Homework Statement My book uses time-dependent perturbation theory to derive the following expression for the transition of \psi_{100} to \psi_{210} in the hydrogen atom in a uniform magnetic field with magnitude \mathcal{E} \frac{131072}{59049}...

Homework Statement In each of my QM books, they always say something like "we can write the perturbed energies and wavefunctions as" E_n = E_n^{(0)} + \lambda E_n^{(1)} + \lambda^2 E_n^{(2)} + \cdots |n\rangle = |n^{(0)}\rangle + \lambda |n^{(1)}\rangle + \lambda^2 |n^{(2)}\rangle + \cdots...

I've been reading a paper at the following link: www.cims.nyu.edu/~eve2/reg_pert.pdf I have several questions: In the first example they use the method to approximate the roots for x^2 - 1 = "epsilon" x I was under the impression - wrongly perhaps - that f(x) had to have...

[SOLVED] Perturbation of the simple harmonic oscillator Homework Statement An additional term V0e-ax2 is added to the potential of the simple harmonic oscillator (V and a are constants, V is small, a>0). Calculate the first-order correction of the ground state. How does the correction change...

Homework Statement (the actual question is now as an attachment) Assuming that the perturbation V(x,t)=\betax exp(-\gamma t) is applied at t = 0 to a harmonic oscillator (HO) in the ground state, calculate to the first approximation the transition probabilty to any excited state n\geq1...

while I`m reading the griffiths` textbook.. got my curiosity from "Typically, the diagonal matrix elements of H` vanish" i.e. <a|H`|a>=0 in general.. If V(x) does not have an angular dependence.. the selection rule implies <a|H`|a>=0 (since Δl=0)..yes.. but what if it does...

2-D Harmonic Oscillator with Perturbation Homework Statement A 2-D harmonic oscillator has an energy Ensubxnsuby and wavefunctions \phinsubxnsuby The first excited states are 2-fold degenerate E_{01}=E_{10}=2\hbar\omega What are the energies and wavefunctions if we add the...

Homework Statement An electron in a hydrogen atom is in the n = 2, l = 1 state. It experiences a spin-orbit interaction H' = \alpha \mathbf{L} \cdot \mathbf{S}. Calculate the energy level shifts due to the spin-orbit interaction.Homework Equations Degenerate perturbation theory. The Attempt...

Homework Statement An electron is inside a magnetic field oriented in the z-direction. No measurement of the electron has been made. A magnetic field in the x-direction is now switched on. Calculate the first-order change in the energy levels as a result of this perturbation. The Attempt...

Im confused about taking out the first and second order perturbation effect on a 1d harmonic oscillator.I get to the integration part but don't know where to go from there. for example if a term of ax^3 is added to the hamiltonian of the harmonic oscillator this is how i start.if i want to...

Homework Statement Determine approximately the ground state energy of a helium like atom using first order perturbation theory in the electron-electron interaction. Ignore the spins of the electrons and the Pauli principle. Homework Equations given that \intd\tau1\intd\tau2...

Homework Statement Initially, you have a one dimensional square well potential with infinitely high potential fixed at x = 0 and x = a. In the lowest energy state, the wave function is proportional to sin (kx). If the potential is altered slightly by introducing a small bulge(symmetric about...

H=H0 + lambda * W lambda << 1 must hold and the matrix elements of W are comparable in magnitude to those of H0. More precisely, the matrix elements of W are of the same magnitude as the difference between the eigenvalues of H0. I don't understand what is the meaning of " the matrix...

H=H0 + lambda * W lambda << 1 must hold and the matrix elements of W are comparable in magnitude to those of H0. More precisely, the matrix elements of W are of the same magnitude as the difference between the eigenvalues of H0. I don't understand what is the meaning of " the matrix...

given the functional integral with 'g' small coupling constant \int \mathcal D [\phi]exp(iS_{0}[\phi]+\int d^{4}x \phi ^{k}) so k >2 then could we use a similar 'Functional determinant approach' to this Feynman integral ?? in the sense that the integral above will be equal to...

Hello, I just reading and learning QFT and there is something I've been wondering, hopefully somebody here can help me. Let's say we have an interacting Quantum Field Theory, such as Quantum Electrodynamics if we want to compute an amplitude such as two electrons scattering off each other, then...

Homework Statement Apply the regular perturbation method to solve the following ordinary differential equation \left(1\,+\,\epsilon\,y\right)\,\frac{dy}{dx}\,+\,y\,=\,0 subject to x\,=\,1;\,y\,=\,1 Show that the asymptotic solution is of the form...

The higher order psi are written with larger epsilon factors in front but the higher order psi are precisely the ones that are meant to more exactly approach the purturbed system however we are decreasing its importance. Is the reason because they can also more easily deviate greater from the...

Homework Statement Derive the general expression of 3rd-order perturbation energy for a non-degenerate quantum system. Homework Equations for nth order we have (Ho-Eo)|n>+(H'-E1)|n-1> -E2\n-2>-En|0>=0 (given) also, <0|0>=1, <1|0> = <0|1>=0, <0|2>=<2|0>=-1/2<1|1>...

Homework Statement A plane (x-y plane) rotor has moment of inertia I and electric dipole moment P. A uniform electric field is applied along the x-direction (Ex, so the interaction energy can be written as H'=P*E cosΦ, where phi is the angle between the E-field and the dipole P...

for a Hamiltonian H=H_0 + \epsilon V(x) my question is (for small epsilon) can WKB and perturbative approach give very different solutions ?? to energies eigenvalues and so on the index '0' means that is the Hamiltonian of a free particle. problem arises perhaps in calculation of...

This equation gives us (delta (rho))/rho (which I understand is the fractional perturbation in the energy density), at the time of "horizon entry" (which I'm unsure about). Does this mean the time that decoupling occured?

Hi all. I have actually asked this question in my another thread but seems not many people notice that. I am going to repeat the question here and hope to get some replies. The question is about assuming a perturbation series for the KdV equation. u_t + 6uu_x + u_xxx = 0 Why one would...

This's a question from Griffiths, about degenerate pertrubation theory: For \alpha=0, \beta=1 for instance, eq. 6.23 doesn't tell anything at all! What does it mean "determined up to normalization"?. Equations 6.21 and 6.23 involve 3 unknowns (\alpha, \beta, E^1), and Griffiths solved them...

Homework Statement We consider an hydrogen atom in its fundamental state. At t=0, we apply an electric field in the z direction, \mathcal{E}(t)=\mathcal{E}_0e^{-t/\tau} What is the probability that the atom be in the state 2p at t>>\tau?The Attempt at a Solution I thought time dependant...

Hi, I have a problem with the very nature of time dependant perturbation theory (TDPT). In TDPT, we consider a system of Hamiltonian H(t) = H_0 (for t<0), H(t)=H_0 + kW(t) (for t>0) [where k<<1], where H_0 is, for simplicity, discrete, non-degenerate and time-independent, and given that at...

We discussed this problem in class to some extent, and I'd just like to post it here so that I can continue the discussion on the conceptual physics of it as well as the algebra. I believe a lot can be learned from this problem. "When an atom is placed in a uniform external electric field...