Does a Spin (1/2) Particle's Hamiltonian State Imply Its Spin Orientation?

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If I am told a spin (1/2) particle is originally in the state of a particular Hamiltonian (proportional to S(z)), does that imply the general state or spin-up? Because I am asked to find the probability that it will change its spin, which I can only make sense of assuming its talking about a specific spinor (in this case up).



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Yes, the poster deleted his own post. Possibly because he realized that he did too much work on solving this schoolwork question. Perhaps he will come back and post more of a hint or a leading question...
 
Straightened it out. Am I supposed to get an energy transition value of h-bar, from spin-up to spin-down state? I imagine so since the eigenvalue of angular momentum is increased/decreased by h-bar. Right?
 

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