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Homework Statement
three distiguishable spin 1/2 particles interact via
[tex] H = \lamda ( S_1 \cdot S_2 + S_2 \cdot S_3 + S_3 \cdot S_1 ) [/tex]
a) What is the demension of the hilbert space?
b) Express H in terms of [tex] J^2 [/tex] where [tex] J = S_1 + S_2 + S_3 [/tex]
c) I then need to find the energy and eigenstates, but i think i can due this once i know the hamilitonian.
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
a) would this be 6D, 2 from each particle? or
(2*3/2 + 1) = 4
or am i all wrong?
b) [tex] J^2 = S_1^2 + S_2^2 + S_3^2 + 2S_1S_2 + 2S_3S_2 + 2S_1S_3 [/tex]
[tex] H = \lamda (1/2 J^2 - _1^2 - S_2^2 - S_3^2) [/tex]
but i still have S's in my H. Is this ok? I feel like its not.
should i use.. [tex] J^2 + \hbar J_z + J_+J_- [/tex]?
why can't i just write everything as a 2x2 matrix, for the energies, then solve it that way without using J^2?
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