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(b) Solve the coupled differential equations obtained in (a). For this purporse reduce the coupled equations to a single second order differential equation for <math>a_{1}</math>. The solutions are of the form <math>a_{j}(t)=C_{j}e^{i\lambda_{+}t}+D_{j}e^{i\lambda_{-}t},\ j=1,2</math>. Obtain the frequencies<math>\lambda_{+}</math> and <math>\lambda_{-}</math>.
(b) Solve the coupled differential equations obtained in (a). For this purporse reduce the coupled equations to a single second order differential equation for <math>a_{1}</math>. The solutions are of the form <math>a_{j}(t)=C_{j}e^{i\lambda_{+}t}+D_{j}e^{i\lambda_{-}t},\ j=1,2</math>. Obtain the frequencies<math>\lambda_{+}</math> and <math>\lambda_{-}</math>.
(c) Determine the coefficients <math>C_{1}</math>, <math>C_{2}</math>, <math>C_{3}</math> and <math>D_{4}</math> using the initial conditions spedified above. Note that the coefficients are not all independent(<math>a_{1}</math> and <math>a_{2}</math> satisfy differential equations).


<math>i\hbar\frac{\partial\Psi}{\partial t}=H\Psi</math>
<math>i\hbar\frac{\partial\Psi}{\partial t}=H\Psi</math>

Revision as of 21:35, 29 April 2010

Problem in Time Dependent Perturbation theory: Magnetic Resonance

Consider the Hamiltonian

where , and and are real and positive. At the time assume thatthe lower energy level is populated, i.e. the probability for the level 1 is one and the one for level 2 is zero.

(a) Assuming that the wavefuction of the system is given by

(b) Solve the coupled differential equations obtained in (a). For this purporse reduce the coupled equations to a single second order differential equation for . The solutions are of the form . Obtain the frequencies and .

(c) Determine the coefficients , , and using the initial conditions spedified above. Note that the coefficients are not all independent( and satisfy differential equations).