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VII. Time-Independent Perturbation Theory Elearn 20240312
VII. Time-Independent Perturbation Theory Elearn 20240312
Spin‐Orbital Coupling
Spin‐Orbital Coupling
• Spin‐orbital coupling: 𝐻 𝝁·𝐁
Proton s
point of view 𝑒 1
Gyromagnetic ratio 𝐒·𝐋
8𝜋𝜖 𝑚 𝑐 𝑟
Dirac equation
• Degeneracy in 𝐻 : same 𝐸 for |𝑙𝑠𝑚 𝑚 ⟩
𝑒
𝑣
𝑒 ℏ 𝜕 𝜕 𝐿
𝑒 𝝁 𝐒 𝐻 𝑟 𝑉 𝑟
𝑚 2𝑚 𝑟 𝜕𝑟 𝜕𝑟 2𝑚𝑟
• Good states?
Electron′s 1 𝑒 𝐴 𝐿 ,𝑆 ,𝐽 ,𝐽 𝐴, 𝐻 𝐴, 𝐻 0
point of view 𝐁 𝐋
4𝜋𝜖 𝑚𝑐 𝑟
𝐉≡𝐋 𝐒, 𝐉𝟐 𝐋 𝐒 · 𝐋 𝐒 𝐋𝟐 𝐒𝟐 2𝐒 · 𝐋
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𝑗 𝑗 1 𝑙 𝑙 1 3/4
𝐸 𝛼 𝐸
𝑛 𝑙 𝑙 1/2 𝑙 1
4 3
𝐸 𝛼 𝐸
𝑛 𝑙 1/2 𝑛
1 1 3
𝐸 𝐸 𝐸 𝛼 𝐸
𝑛 𝑗 1/2 4𝑛
Fine Structure
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𝑒 1 𝑝
𝐻 𝐻 𝐻 𝐻 𝐒·𝐋 , 𝑛𝑙𝑠𝑗𝑚
8𝜋𝜖 𝑚 𝑐 𝑟 8𝑚 𝑐
𝑒𝐵
𝐻 𝐻 𝐿 2𝑆 not diagonal in 𝑛𝑙𝑠𝑗𝑚
2𝑚
5
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⟹ 𝑗𝑚 𝐿 𝑗𝑚 𝑗𝑚 𝐽 𝑗𝑚 𝑚ℏ
𝑒ℏ
⟹𝐸 𝑔 𝐵 𝑚
2𝑚
H atom: 𝑠 ,𝑗 𝑙
𝑔 1 1
7
𝐸 𝐸 𝑛𝑙𝑠𝑚 𝑚 𝐻 𝑛𝑙𝑠𝑚 𝑚
𝑒𝐵 𝑒ℏ
𝐸 𝑛𝑙𝑠𝑚 𝑚 𝐿 2𝑆 𝑛𝑙𝑠𝑚 𝑚 𝐸 𝐵 𝑚 2𝑚
2𝑚 2𝑚
degenerate in 𝑙 and 𝑠
𝑝 𝑒 1 𝑝
𝐻 𝐻 𝝁 ·𝐁 𝐒·𝐋
8𝑚 𝑐 8𝜋𝜖 𝑚 𝑐 𝑟 8𝑚 𝑐
• Energy correction (𝐻 is still diagonal in each 𝑙 subspace):
1 𝑚𝑚
𝐸 𝑛𝑙𝑠𝑚 𝑚 𝐻 𝑛𝑙𝑠𝑚 𝑚 𝛼 𝑚𝑐
2 𝑛 𝑙 𝑙 1/2 𝑙 1
1 3 𝑙 𝑙 1 𝑚𝑚
⟹ 𝐸 𝛼 𝐸
𝑛 4𝑛 𝑙 𝑙 1/2 𝑙 1 8
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𝑎 2𝑏 0 0 0 0 0 𝟑 𝟑
𝟐 𝟐
,
0 𝑎 0 0 0 𝟑 𝟏
,
𝟐 𝟐
0 0 𝑎 0 0 𝟑
,
𝟏
𝐻 ⟶ 0 0
𝟐 𝟐
0 𝑎 2𝑏 0 0 𝟑
𝟐 𝟐
,
𝟑
𝟏 𝟏
0 0 5𝑎 0 ,
0 𝟐 𝟐
0 0 5𝑎
𝟏
,
𝟏
0 0 𝟐 𝟐
ℏ
𝑎 𝛼 𝑚𝑐 𝑏 𝐵
9
Spin‐Spin Coupling
𝑔 𝑒
• Dipole moment of proton: 𝝁 𝐒 , 𝑔 5.6
2𝑚
𝐻 𝝁 ·𝐁
𝐁 𝜇 𝑔 𝑒 3 𝐒 · 𝑟̂ 𝐒 · 𝑟̂ 𝐒 ·𝐒 𝐒 ·𝐒 𝛿 𝐫
𝝁 𝑒 𝑚 𝑚 8𝜋𝑟 3
𝑣
𝑒
𝑒 𝝁 𝐒 • Good states: 𝐒 𝐒 𝐒
𝑚
• Energy correction in the ground state 𝑛 1 :
𝜇 𝑔 𝑒
𝐸 𝐒 ·𝐒 hyperfine structure
3𝜋𝑚 𝑚 𝑎
1
𝐒 ·𝐒 𝑆 𝑆 𝑆
2
ℏ𝟐 ⁄4 , triplet state 𝑆 1
3ℏ𝟐 /4, singlet state 𝑆 0
λ 21 cm H atom 10