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    Quantum Physics 2

    Self-Research Assignment
    Author: Course Coordinator
    Rafael P.G. Anupam Mazunmdar
    S5355087

    Faculty of Science and Engineering


    University of Groningen
    Groningen, the Netherlands
    January 2024
    "Quantum mechanics makes absolutely no sense"

    - Roger Penrose

    1
    Contents
    1 Spin 3
    1.1 Addition of Angular Momentum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
    1.2 Clebsch-Gordan Coefficients (CGC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
    1.3 Spin Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

    2 The Fine Structure of Hydrogen 7


    2.1 Fine structure of hydrogenic atoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

    3 Hyperfine Splitting 8
    3.1 Hyperfine Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

    4 The Zeeman Effect 9


    4.1 Hyperfine Structure and Zeeman Splitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

    5 The Variational Principle 10


    5.1 Variational Principle and Hydrogen Atom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

    6 Two-Level Systems 11
    6.1 Time Dependence of a Two-Level System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

    7 References 12

    2
    1 Spin
    1.1 Addition of Angular Momentum
    Exercise 1: Addition of Angular Momentum

    a) Explicitly construct the states of total spin for a system of two spin − 12 particles

    b) Use the table (given below) to verify the Clebsch-Gordan coefficients

    c) Construct the |l1 , l2 ; l, m⟩ = |1, 1; 0, 0⟩ state explicitly and by using the table

    3
    1.2 Clebsch-Gordan Coefficients (CGC)
    Exercise 2: Clebsch-Gordan Coefficients (CGC)

    a) The CGC possess the symmetry property

    ⟨l1 , l2 ; m1 , m2 |l, m⟩ = (−1)l−l1 −l2 ⟨l2 , l1 ; m2 , m1 |l, m⟩. (1)

    Use this property to show that for two electrons in equivalent orbitals the total orbital angular
    momentum quantum number l must have even values for singlet (spin) states and odd values for
    triplet states.

    b) Prove the recurrence relation


    s
    l2 (l2 + 1) − m2 (m2 + 1)
    ⟨l1 , l2 ; m1 − 1, m2 + 1|l, l⟩ = − ⟨l1 , l2 ; m1 , m2 |l, l⟩ (2)
    l1 (l1 + 1) − m1 (m1 − 1)

    c) Verify this recurrence relation explicitly for the coefficient ⟨l1 , l2 ; m1 , m2 |l, l⟩ = ⟨1, 21 ; 1, − 12 | 12 , 21 ⟩
    using the table on the next page.

    4
    1.3 Spin Operators
    Exercise 3: spin operators a) Write down the spin operators S 2 , Sx, Sy, Sz in matrix representa-
    tion, i.e. using the basis |s, mi, for the case of spin- 1 2 and spin- 3 2 b) Check the commutation
    relations for [Sx, Sy] and s = 3 2 . c) Construct spin– 1 2 states that have hS · n^i = ± ¯h 2
    for arbitrary direction n^ (see also problem 4.30 of the book)

    5
    6
    2 The Fine Structure of Hydrogen
    2.1 Fine structure of hydrogenic atoms

    7
    3 Hyperfine Splitting
    3.1 Hyperfine Structure

    8
    4 The Zeeman Effect
    4.1 Hyperfine Structure and Zeeman Splitting

    9
    5 The Variational Principle
    5.1 Variational Principle and Hydrogen Atom

    10
    6 Two-Level Systems
    6.1 Time Dependence of a Two-Level System

    11
    7 References

    12

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