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This assignment for Quantum Mechanics II includes eight problems related to various quantum phenomena such as ammonia molecule states, harmonic oscillators, spontaneous emission rates, hydrogen atom transitions, electron spin in magnetic fields, scattering from potential wells, and the Born approximation. Each problem requires calculations and theoretical analysis based on quantum mechanics principles. The assignment is due on April 30, 2021, and is worth 20 marks.

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This assignment for Quantum Mechanics II includes eight problems related to various quantum phenomena such as ammonia molecule states, harmonic oscillators, spontaneous emission rates, hydrogen atom transitions, electron spin in magnetic fields, scattering from potential wells, and the Born approximation. Each problem requires calculations and theoretical analysis based on quantum mechanics principles. The assignment is due on April 30, 2021, and is worth 20 marks.

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Subject Code: PH 5108 Subject: Quantum Mechanics II


Semester: Second Branch: M. Sc. in Applied Physics
Deadline: 30/04/2021, 5 PM Marks: 20

1. The ammonia molecule has one nitrogen atom and three hydrogen atoms located in a plane
below the nitrogen so that the molecule has the form of a pyramid. There are two possible
positions for the nitrogen atom either above the plane of hydrogen atoms (|1i) or below (|2i)
as shown in the following figure. The energy of the two states must be equal, say E0 . Suppose

0
a perturbation is introduced for which the matrix element is H12 = −A. Write down equations
for the coefficients c1 and c2 . Suppose that at t = 0, we know that a molecule is in the state
|1i, what is the probability that the molecule will be found in the state |2i at the time t? Plot
the variation.

2. Consider a harmonic oscillator with angular frequency Ω. Now consider two perturbations
(i) H 0 = bx4 cos(ωt), (ii) H 0 = gδ(x)e−γt . Suppose at t = 0, the system was in |0i, calculate
the probability that the system now be found in |2i.

3. Using Fermi’s golden rule calculate the spontaneous emission rate of an excited atom. (Hint:
Calculate the density of states for a photon in a cube of side L and the corresponding matrix
element. For photon, the energy and wave vector are related as E(~k) = ~c|~k|.)

4. Consider the Lyman α and β transition of hydrogen atom spectra. Using spontaneous
emission rate formula calculate the ratio of the intensities. (Hint: The intensity of transition
I(ωif ) ∝ ~ωif × A, A is the Einstein’s A coefficient.)

5. Imagine an electron at rest at the origin, in the presence of a magnetic field whose magnitude
is constant, but its direction sweeps out a cone of apex angle β, at constant angular velocity
ω0 . Find the normalized eigenspinors of Ĥ(t). Suppose the electron starts out with spin up,
along B(0), calculate the probability of a transition to spin down state.
6. Consider a finite attractive square well potential
(
−V0 , r ≤ R
V (r) =
0, r>R

and s−wave scattering from it. Determine total scattering cross-section and hence find the
condition of no scattering at all. (Hint: Ramsauer-Townsend effect)

7. Consider the case of low-energy scattering from a spherical delta-functional shell V (r) =
α δ(r − a), where α and a are positive constants. Estimate the phase shift δ0 and the total
scattering cross-section σ for s−wave scattering.

8. Use the Born approximation to determine the total cross-section for scattering from a
2
Gaussian potential V (r) = Ae−µr .

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