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- | ====== Pauli Equation ====== | + | ====== Pauli Equation: $ \quad \left( \frac{1}{2m}(\vec \sigma ( \vec p - q\vec A))^2 + q\phi \right) \Psi = i \hbar \partial_t \Psi $ ====== |
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- | <note tip>$$ \left( \frac{1}{2m}(\vec \sigma ( \vec p - q\vec A))^2 + q\phi \right) \Psi = i \hbar \partial_t \Psi $$ | + | |
- | -->Definitions # | + | |
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- | * $\Psi$ is the wave function, | + | |
- | * $m$ the mass of the particle, | + | |
- | * $q$ the charge of the particle, | + | |
- | * $\vec{\sigma}$ the Pauli matrices, | + | |
- | * $\vec{p}$ the momentum, | + | |
- | * $\vec A$ the vector potential, | + | |
- | * $\phi$ the electric scalar potential and | + | |
- | * $\hbar$ the reduced Planck constant. | + | |
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- | Take note that $\vec \sigma$, a "vector of matrices" is only used as a convenient short-hand notation for the sums that appear in the equation. For example, $\vec \sigma \vec p = \sigma_1 p_1 + \sigma_2 p_2 + \sigma_3 p_3. $ | + | |
- | <-- | + | |
- | </note> | + | |
<tabbox Why is it interesting?> | <tabbox Why is it interesting?> | ||
- | The Pauli equation is the correct non-relativistic equation to describe spin $1/2$ particles. | + | The Pauli equation is the correct __non-relativistic__ equation to describe spin $1/2$ particles. |
<tabbox Layman> | <tabbox Layman> | ||
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* Nonrelativistic particles and wave equations by Jean-Marc Lévy-Leblond | * Nonrelativistic particles and wave equations by Jean-Marc Lévy-Leblond | ||
- | --> Common Question 1# | ||
- | + | <tabbox Definitions> | |
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- | --> Common Question 2# | + | * $\Psi$ is the wave function, |
- | + | * $m$ the mass of the particle, | |
- | + | * $q$ the charge of the particle, | |
- | <-- | + | * $\vec{\sigma}$ the Pauli matrices, |
- | + | * $\vec{p}$ the momentum, | |
- | <tabbox Examples> | + | * $\vec A$ the vector potential, |
- | + | * $\phi$ the electric scalar potential and | |
- | --> Example1# | + | * $\hbar$ the reduced Planck constant. |
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- | <-- | + | |
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- | --> Example2:# | + | |
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- | <-- | + | |
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- | <tabbox History> | + | |
+ | Take note that $\vec \sigma$, a "vector of matrices" is only used as a convenient short-hand notation for the sums that appear in the equation. For example, $\vec \sigma \vec p = \sigma_1 p_1 + \sigma_2 p_2 + \sigma_3 p_3. $ | ||
</tabbox> | </tabbox> | ||