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2016-04-06 01:49:10 +00:00
Review of Braket notation
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Moving toward the interaction of two spins
(pic) Set up one spin Braket notation
(pic) some spin geometry, showing how certain currents attract eachother
Two Spins
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Chapter 5 - Two Spins
(pic) 𝐒₁⋅𝐒₂ OR 2A/ħ²𝐒₁⋅𝐒₂ in book
hydrogen spin-orbit hamiltonian Ĥ = -γ 𝐒⋅𝐋
4 possible states
❙S₁𝓏=+½ S₂𝓏=+½❭ = ❙½❭⨂❙½❭
❙S₁𝓏=+½ S₂𝓏=-½❭
❙S₁𝓏=-½ S₂𝓏=+½❭
❙S₁𝓏=-½ S₂𝓏=-½❭
(pic) expanded ❙½❭⨂❙½❭
(pic x2) finding representations for all of the operators in the two-spin system
(pic) Worked out some operations on various possible states, using direct product spaces
(pic x2) Diagonalized 𝐒₁⋅𝐒₂
!!! missing a factor of 2 somewhere in these pictures