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GR9277 #99
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marching_band_to_nowhere
2019-09-02 22:42:59 | This is a question about the Stark Effect, which is known to not affect the ground state electrons in any orbital. Thus, we know the first order correction to the energy of the ground state is 0 by definition. |  | evanb
2008-06-27 14:46:04 | The wave function of 1s is even, the perturbative operator = - q * Efield * Z is odd.
Thus the first-order matrix element must be zero. | |
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marching_band_to_nowhere
2019-09-02 22:42:59 | This is a question about the Stark Effect, which is known to not affect the ground state electrons in any orbital. Thus, we know the first order correction to the energy of the ground state is 0 by definition. | | marching_band_to_nowhere
2019-09-02 22:42:44 | This is a question about the Stark Effect, which is known to not affect the ground state electrons in any orbital. Thus, we know the first order correction to the energy of the ground state is 0 by definition. |  | enterprise
2018-03-31 21:36:41 | In the ground state , The wavefunction is rotationally invariant. An Electric field points at some definite direction. The energy will depend on the angle between the Electric field and the dipole moment of the hydrogen. Obviously this dipole can\'t point at any definite direction because our atom is in a ground state. So , there shouldn\'t be any corrrection to the energy. Corrections should occur to P states because they have Y(cos(\\theta)) dependence in their wave functions. Otherwise , you will get  cos(\\theta)=0) if there is no other factors in the integrand to prevent it from being an odd function in cos(theta) | | bagel
2011-11-11 19:46:02 | No math necessary:
Bohr's energy calculation in a hydrogen atom was calculated solely on the presence of E field. QED.
liliapunto
2013-07-16 02:41:54 |
yep. solvable system. no correction.
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James6M
2014-10-17 21:28:23 |
I think that the question is referring to an external (and uniform) electric field. However, the question fails to make that clear.
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| | keradeek
2011-10-11 23:07:06 | V ' = V0 * z
The first order correction to the energy is the expectation value of the perturbing Hamiltonian. In other words, it's the expectation value of V0*z, or
V0*.
The ground state is symmetric in z. = O
Answer is A.
keradeek
2011-10-11 23:09:44 |
The site does not allow me to use brackets. Sorry.
The answer is equal to the expectation value of V0*z. The expectation value of z is zero. Answer is A
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| | evanb
2008-06-27 14:46:04 | The wave function of 1s is even, the perturbative operator = - q * Efield * Z is odd.
Thus the first-order matrix element must be zero.
nyuko
2009-10-30 23:05:54 |
I want to post the same thing as you did. But you are one year ahead of me :)
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| | zzzzort
2007-11-01 14:26:58 | None of the other answers have the correct units.
jburkart
2007-11-02 00:48:27 |
No, electric field times charge is force, and force times distance is work, a form of energy. You have to do it the proper way.
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| | herrphysik
2006-09-14 23:08:00 | Minor typo: In spherical coordinates  (not  ) and the limits for theta are 0 to 2*pi. And of course the integral of  from 0 to 2*pi is 0.
E^2Pi-1=0
2006-11-30 19:34:06 |
The limit is still 0 to pi ... theta is azimuthal angle.... but integral of Sin[theta]Cos[theta] from 0 to pi is still zero.....
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p_e_duffy
2013-05-25 08:45:43 |
theta is the polar angle
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