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Revision as of 15:53, 24 April 2010
(Submitted by Team 1)
This example was taken from "Theory and Problems of Quantum Mechanics", Yoaf Peleg, et al, p. 298.
Problem: Find the transition rate of spontaneous emission for a hydrogen atom in the first excited state.
Solution:
The transition rate for is given by
