Excercise on distinguishable particles interacting with Hamiltonian

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The discussion focuses on the time evolution of a system of two distinguishable spin-1/2 particles interacting under the Hamiltonian H=A*S1,z*S2,x, where A is a positive constant. The initial state at t=0 is defined as the simultaneous eigenket of S1,z and S2,x, both with eigenvalue h/4pi (ħ/2). Participants emphasize the need to apply formulas for temporal evolution to determine the state of the system at time t. A clarification is made regarding the initial state being an eigenket for S2,z instead of S2,x, which is crucial for solving the problem.

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Please, help me with this problem!

Two distinguishable particles of spin 1/2 interact with Hamiltonian
H=A*S1,z*S2,x
with A a positive constant. S1,z and S2,x are the operators related to the z-component of the spin of the first particle and to the x-component of the spin of the second particle, respectively.
If at t=0 the system is in its simultaneous eigenket of S1,z for the eigenvalue h/4pi (ħ/2) and of S2,x for the eigenvalue h/4pi (ħ/2), FIND THE STATE OF THE SYSTEM AT THE TIME t

Attempt of solution:
Firstly, one should use the formulas for temporal evolution. Please, help me!
 

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venetiano77 said:
If at t=0 the system is in its simultaneous eigenket of S1,z for the eigenvalue h/4pi (ħ/2) and of S2,x for the eigenvalue h/4pi (ħ/2), FIND THE STATE OF THE SYSTEM AT THE TIME t

Note that the problem in the attachment states that the initial state is an eigenket for S2,z rather than S2,x.
 
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