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[QUOTE="jbay9009, post: 4546932, member: 490507"] [h2]Homework Statement [/h2] A particle, mass m propagates freely in a box, length L. The energy states are: ϕ_n(x) = (2/L)^(1/2)sin(n∏x/L) and energies E_n = n^2∏^2/(2mL^2) at time t=0 the system is in state ϕ_1 and the perturbation V=kx is applied (k constant) and turned off at t=T. 1) Calculate the transition amplitude to the state ϕ_2 to 1st order in perturbation theory 2)Calculate the transition probability, p_21. 3)Calculate the maximum value of p_21. [h2]Homework Equations[/h2] Transition amplitude, T_fi = -i ∫ ϕ*_f V ϕ_i d^4x = -i ∫(-T/2 to T/2)∫(-T/2 to T/2)∫ [ϕ_f exp(-iE_f t)]* V [ϕ_i exp(-iE_i t)] dx dt where V = V_fi = ∫ [h2]The Attempt at a Solution[/h2] 1) T_12 = -i ∫ ϕ*_f V ϕ_i d^4x = -i ∫(-T/2 to T/2)∫ [ϕ_2 exp(-iE_2 t)]* V(x) [ϕ_1 exp(-iE_1 t)] dx dt = -i ∫ (2/L) sin(2∏x/L) kx sin(∏x/L) dx ∫(-T/2 to T/2) [ϕ_i expi(E_f-E_i)t] dt using E_f-E_i = E_2-E_1 = 3∏^2/(2mL^2) = 16ikL/(9∏^2) [exp(i 3∏^2/(2mL^2))-exp(-i 3∏^2/(2mL^2))] (2mL^2)/(3∏^2)) |(-T/2 to T/2) =64ikmL^3/(27x^4) sin (T 3∏^2/(2mL^2) ) and so the transition probability, p= |T_21|^2 = |64ikmL^3/(27x^4)|^2 sin^2 (T 3∏^2/(2mL^2) ) and so p= |T_21|^2 has maximum values when T = integer 2kmL^2/(3∏) Does this seem like the correct way of doing this problem / a reasonable result? It feels like I have done it the wrong way but I can't think of how else to do it. Thanks for any help [/QUOTE]
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