Electron on Helium Surface
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An electron close to the surface of liquid helium experiences an attractive force due to the electrostatic polarization of the helium and a repulsive force due to the exclusion principle(hard core). To a reasonable approximation for the potential when helium fills the space where :
(a) Solve the Schrodinger equation. Find the Eingenenergies and Eigenvalues.
(b) An electric field is turned on at t=0 which produces the perturbation:
If the electron is initially in its ground state, find the probability makes a transition to its first excited state for times .