A one-electron atom whose ground state is nondegenerate is placed in a uniform electric field in the

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A one-electron atom whose ground state is nondegenerate is placed in a uniform electric field in the z-direction. Obtain an approximate expression for the induced electric dipole moment of the ground state by considering the expectation value of ez with respect to the perturbed-state vector computed to first order. Show that the same expression can also be obtained from the energy shift Δ = - α|E|2/2 of the ground state computed to second order. Ignore spin.

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Modern Quantum Mechanics

ISBN: 9780805382914

2nd Edition

Authors: J. J. Sakurai, Jim J. Napolitano

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