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Four or five years ago, a reader of some of my columns bought the domain name jamesaltucher.com and gave it to me as a birthday gift. It was a total surprise to me. I didn't even know the reader. I hope one day we meet.<br>Two years ago a friend of mine, Tim Sykes, insisted I had to have a blog. He set it up for me. He even wrote the "About Me". I didn't want a blog. I had nothing to say. But about 6 or 7 months ago I decided I wanted to take this blog seriously. I kept putting off changing the "About Me" which was no longer really about me and maybe never was.<br>A few weeks ago I did a chapter in one of the books in Seth Godin's "The Domino Project". The book is out and called "No Idling". Mohit Pawar organized it (here's Mohit's blog) and sent me a bunch of questions recently. It's intended to be an interview on his blog but I hope Mohit forgives me because I want to use it as my new "About Me" also.<br>1. You are a trader, investor, writer, and entrepreneur? Which of these roles you enjoy the most and why?<br>When I first moved to New York City in 1994 I wanted to be everything to everyone. I had spent the six years prior to that writing a bunch of unpublished novels and unpublished short stories. I must've sent out 100s of stories to literary journals. I got form rejections from every publisher, journal, and agent I sent my novels and stories to.<br>Now, in 1994, everything was possible. The money was in NYC. Media was here. I lived in my 10�10 room and pulled suits out of a garbage bag every morning but it didn't matter...the internet was revving up and I knew how to build a website. One of the few in the city. My [https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/sister+warned sister warned] me though: nobody here is your friend. Everybody wants something<br>
In [[quantum mechanics]], particularly [[Perturbation theory (quantum mechanics)|Perturbation theory]], a '''transition of state''' is a change from an initial [[quantum state]] to a final one.
And I wanted something. I wanted the fleeting feelings of success, for the first time ever, in order to feel better about myself. I wanted a girl next to me. I wanted to build and sell companies and finally prove to everyone I was the smartest. I wanted to do a TV show. I wanted to write books<br>
 
But everything involved having a master. Clients. Employers. Investors. Publishers. The market (the deadliest master of all). Employees. I was a slave to everyone for so many years. And the more shackles I had on, the lonelier I got<br>
==Transitions between stationary states==
(Me in the Fortress of Solitude<br>
The following treatment is fairly common in literature<ref>{{cite book|last=C. Harris|first=Daniel|title=Symmetry and spectroscopy|year=1979|publisher=Dover Books|isbn=0-486-66144-X|pages=550|url=http://www.doverpublications.com}}</ref> (though here its slightly adapted), and often referred as time-dependent [[Perturbation theory (quantum mechanics)|perturbation theory]] in a more advanced form.
Much of the time, even when I had those moments of success, I didn't know how to turn it into a better life. I felt ugly and then later, I felt stupid when I would let the success dribble away down the sink<br>
 
I love writing because every now and then that ugliness turns into honesty. When I write, I'm only a slave to myself. When I do all of those other things you ask about, I'm a slave to everyone else<br>
===Model===
Some links<br>
We assume a one dimensional [[quantum harmonic oscillator]] of [[mass]] ''m'' and [[electric charge|charge]] ''e''.
33 Unusual Tips to Being a Better Write<br>
The expression for the [[potential energy]] of this system is this of the harmonic oscillator.
"The Tooth<br>
 
(one of my favorite posts on my blog<br><br>
:<math>V=\dfrac{1}{2}kx^2</math>.
2. What inspires you to get up and start working/writing every day<br>
 
The other day I had breakfast with a fascinating guy who had just sold a piece of his fund of funds. He told me what "fracking" was and how the US was going to be a major oil player again. We spoke for two hours about a wide range of topics, including what happens when we can finally implant a google chip in our brains<br>
The total [[wavefunction]] is denoted by Ψ(''x, t'') (capital [[Psi (letter)|Psi]]), and the spatial part of the wave function is ψ(''x'') (lower case psi). As we deal with [[stationary state]]s, the total wave function is a solution of the [[Schrödinger equation]] and reads
After that I had to go onto NPR because I firmly believe that in one important respect we are degenerating as a country - we are graduating a generation of indentured servants who will spend 50 years or more paying down their student debt rather than starting companies and curing cancer. So maybe I made a difference<br>
 
Then I had lunch with a guy I hadn't seen in ten years. In those ten years he had gone to jail and now I was finally taking the time to forgive him for something he never did to me. I felt bad I hadn't helped him when he was at his low point. Then I came home and watched my kid play clarinet at her school. Then I read until I fell asleep. Today I did nothing but write. Both days inspired me<br>
:<math>\Psi(x,t) = \psi(r)\exp\left(-i\dfrac{E}{\hbar}t\right)</math>,
It also inspires me that I'm being asked these questions. Whenever anyone asks me to do anything I'm infinitely grateful. Why me? I feel lucky. I like it when someone cares what I think. I'll write and do things as long as anyone cares. I honestly probably wouldn't write if nobody cared. I don't have enough humility for that, I'm ashamed to admit<br><br>
 
3. Your new book "How to be the luckiest person alive" has just come out. What is it about<br>
with eigenvalue <math>\textstyle i\hbar\frac{\partial\Psi}{\partial t} = E\Psi</math>.
When I was a kid I thought I needed certain things: a college education from a great school, a great home, a lot of money, someone who would love me with ease. I wanted people to think I was smart. I wanted people to think I was even special.  And as I grew older more and more goals got added to the list: a high chess rating, a published book, perfect weather, good friends, respect in various fields, etc. I lied to myself that I needed these things to be happy. The world was going to work hard to give me these things, I thought. But it turned out the world owed me no favors<br>
 
And gradually, over time, I lost everything I had ever gained. Several times.  I've paced at night so many times wondering what the hell was I going to do next or trying not to care. The book is about regaining your sanity, regaining your happiness, finding luck in all the little pockets of life that people forget about. It's about turning away from the religion you've been hypnotized into believing into the religion you can find inside yourself every moment of the day<br><br>
The probability of transition from the fundamental level labelled 0 to a level labelled 1 under an electromagnetic stimulation is analysed below.
[Note: in a few days I'm going to do a post on self-publishing and also how to get the ebook for free. The link above is to the paperback. Kindle should be ready soon also.<br>
 
Related link: Why I Write Books Even Though I've Lost Money On Every Book I've Ever Writte<br>
====A two level model====
4. Is it possible to accelerate success? If yes, how<br><br><br>
 
Yes, and it's the only way I know actually to achieve success. Its by following the Daily Practice I outline in this post:<br>
For this situation, we write the total wave function as a [[linear combination]] for a two-levels system:
It's the only way I know to exercise every muscle from the inside of you to the outside of you. I firmly believe that happiness starts with that practice<br>
 
5. You say that discipline, persistence and psychology are important if one has to achieve success. How can one work on improving "psychology" part<br>
:<math>\Psi(x,t) = c_{0}(t)\Psi_{0}(x,t) + c_{1}(t)\Psi_{1}(x,t)</math>
Success doesn't really mean anything. People want to be happy in a harsh and unforgiving world. It's very difficult. We're so lucky most of us live in countries without major wars. Our kids aren't getting killed by random gunfire. We all have cell phones. We all can communicate with each other on the Internet. We have Google to catalog every piece of information in history!  We are so amazingly lucky already<br>
 
How can it be I was so lucky to be born into such a body? In New York City of all places? Just by being born in such a way on this planet was an amazing success<br>
The coefficients ''c''<sub>0,1</sub> are time-dependent. They represent the proportion of the state (0,1) in the total wave function with time, thus they represent the probability of the wave-function to fall in one of the two state when an ''observer''
So what else is there? The fact is that most of us, including me, have a hard time being happy with such ready-made success. We quickly adapt and want so much more out of life. It's not wars or disease that kill us. It's the minor inconveniences that add up in life. It's the times we feel slighted or betrayed. Or even slightly betrayed. Or overcharged. Or we miss a train. Or it's raining today. Or the dishwasher doesn't work. Or the supermarket doesn't have the food we like. We forget how good the snow tasted when we were kids. Now we want gourmet food at every meal<br>
will collapse the wave function.
Taking a step back, doing the Daily Practice I outline in the question above. For me, the results of that bring me happiness. That's success. Today. And hopefully tomorrow<br>
 
6. You advocate not sending kids to college. What if kids grow up and then blame their parents about not letting them get a college education<br>
As we deal with a two-level system, we have the normalisation relation :
I went to one of my kid's music recitals yesterday. She was happy to see me. I hugged her afterwards. She played "the star wars theme" on the clarinet. I wish I could've played that for my parents. My other daughter has a dance recital in a few weeks. I tried to give her tips but she laughed at me. I was quite the breakdancer in my youth. The nerdiest breakdancer on the planet. I want to be present for them. To love them. To let them always know that in their own dark moments, they know I will listen to them. I love them. Even when they cry and don't always agree with me. Even when they laugh at me because sometimes I act like a clown<br>
 
Later, if they want to blame me for anything at all then I will still love them. That's my "what if"<br>
:<math>\langle \Psi(x,t) |\Psi(x,t)\rangle =1 \Leftrightarrow \sqrt{|c_{0}(t)|^2+|c_{1}(t)|^2} = 1</math>
Two posts<br>
 
I want my daughters to be lesbian<br>
====Perturbation====
Advice I want to give my daughter<br><br><br>
 
7. Four of your favorite posts from The Altucher Confidential<br>
The electromagnetic stimulation will be a uniform [[electric field]], oscillating with a [[frequency]] ω. This is very similar to the semi-classical analysis of the behaviour of an [[atom]] or a [[molecule]] under a [[Polarization (waves)|polarized]] [[electromagnetic wave|electromagnetic]] [[plane wave]].
As soon as I publish a post I get scared to death. Is it good? Will people re-tweet? Will one part of the audience of this blog like it at the expense of another part of the audience. Will I get Facebook Likes? I have to stop clinging to these things but you also need to respect the audience. I don't know. It's a little bit confusing to me. I don't have the confidence of a real writer yet<br>
 
Here are four of my favorites<br>
Thus, potential energy will be the sum of the unperturbed potential and of the perturbation and reads:
How I screwed Yasser Arafat out of $2mm (and lost another $100mm in the process<br>
 
It's Your Fault<br>
:<math>V(x) = \dfrac{1}{2}kx^2+e\epsilon(t)x</math>
I'm Guilty of Torturing Wome<br>
 
The Girl Whose Name Was a Curs<br>
===From the Schrödinger equation to ''c''<sub>1</sub> time-dependence===
Although these three are favorites I really don't post anything unless it's my favorite of that moment<br>
 
8. 3 must-read books for aspiring entrepreneurs<br>
The Schrödinger equation will be written :
The key in an entrepreneur book: you want to learn business. You want to learn how to honestly communicate with your customers. You want to stand out<br>
 
The Essays of Warren Buffett by Lawrence Cunningha<br>
:<math>\left(-\dfrac{\hbar^2}{2m}\dfrac{\partial^2}{\partial x^2} +
"The Thank you Economy" by Gary Vaynerchu<br>
V(x)\right)\Psi(x,t)=i\hbar\dfrac{\partial\Psi(x,t)}{\partial t}</math>
"Purple cow" by Seth Godi<br>
 
9. I love your writing, so do so many others out there. Who are your favorite writers<br>
====Energy operator in the Schrödinger equation====
"Jesus's Son" by Denis Johnson is the best collection of short stories ever written. I'm afraid I really don't like his novels though<br>
 
"Tangents" by M. Prado. A beautiful series of graphic stories about relationships<br>
The time derivative in the right part of the Schrödinger equation reads:
Other writers: Miranda July, Ariel Leve, Mary Gaitskill, Charles Bukowski, [http://www.pcs-systems.co.uk/Images/celinebag.aspx Cheap Celine Bags], Sam Lipsyte, William Vollmann, Raymond Carver. Arthur Nersesian. Stephen Dubner<br><br>
 
(Bukowski<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
:<math>i\hbar\dfrac{\partial\Psi(x,t)}{\partial t} = i\hbar\left(\psi_{0}\exp\left(-i\dfrac{E_{0}t}{\hbar}\right)\left({c_{0}}'(t) -i\dfrac{E_{0}}{\hbar}c_{0}(t)\right) + \psi_{1}\exp\left(-i\dfrac{E_{1}t}{\hbar}\right)\left({c_{1}}'(t) -i\dfrac{E_{1}}{\hbar}c_{1}(t)\right)\right)</math>
Many writers are only really good storytellers. Most writers come out of a cardboard factory MFA system and lack a real voice. A real voice is where every word exposes ten levels of hypocrisy in the world and brings us all the way back to see reality. The writers above have their own voices, their own pains, and their unique ways of expressing those pains. Some of them are funny. Some a little more dark. I wish I could write 1/10 as good as any of them<br><br>
 
10. You are a prolific writer. Do you have any hacks that help you write a lot in little time<br>
:<math>i\hbar\dfrac{\partial\Psi(x,t)}{\partial t} = i\hbar\left(\Psi_{0}\left({c_{0}}'(t) -i\dfrac{E_{0}}{\hbar}c_{0}(t)\right) + \Psi_{1}\left({c_{1}}'(t) -i\dfrac{E_{1}}{\hbar}c_{1}(t)\right)\right)</math>
Coffee, plus everything else coffee does for you first thing in the morning<br>
 
Only write about things you either love or hate. But if you hate something, try to find a tiny gem buried in the bag of dirt so you can reach in when nobody is looking and put that gem in your pocket. Stealing a diamond in all the shit around us and then giving it away for free via writing is a nice little hack, Being fearless precisely when you are most scared is the best hack<br><br>
====Unperturbed hamiltonian====
11. I totally get and love your idea about bleeding as a writer, appreciate if you share more with the readers of this blog<br>
 
Most people worry about what other people think of them. Most people worry about their health. Most people are at a crossroads and don't know how to take the next step and which road to take it on. Everyone is in a perpetual state of 'where do I put my foot next'. Nobody, including me, can avoid that<br>
On the right part, the total [[hamiltonian (quantum mechanics)|hamiltonian]] is the sum of the unperturbed hamiltonian (without the external electric field) and the external perturbation. This allows to substitute the [[eigenvalues]] of the stationary states in the total hamiltonian. Thus we write:
You and I both need to wash our faces in the morning, brush our teeth, shower, shit, eat, fight the weather, fight the colds that want to attack us if we're not ready. Fight loneliness or learn how to love and appreciate the people who want to love you back. And learn how to forgive and love the people who are even more stupid and cruel than we are. We're afraid to tell each other these things because they are all both disgusting and true<br>
 
You and I both have the same color blood. If I cut my wrist open you can see the color of my blood. You look at it and see that it's the same color as yours. We have something in common. It doesn't have to be shameful. It's just red. Now we're friends. No matter whom you are or where you are from. I didn't have to lie to you to get you to be my friend<br>
:<math>\hat{H}\Psi(x,t)=\left(E_{0}c_{0}(t)\Psi_{0}(x,t)+E_{1}c_{1}(t)\Psi_{1}(x,t) + e\epsilon(t)x\Psi(x,t)\right)</math>
Related Links<br>
 
How to be a Psychic in Ten Easy Lesson<br>
Using the Schrödinger equation above, we end up with
My New Year's Resolution in 199<br><br><br>
 
12. What is your advice for young entrepreneurs<br>
:<math>
Only build something you really want to use yourself. There's got to be one thing you are completely desperate for and no matter where you look you can't find it. Nobody has invented it yet. So there you go - you invent it. If there's other people like you, you have a business. Else. You fail. Then do it again. Until it works. One day it will<br>
e\epsilon(t)x\Psi(x,t)=i\hbar(c_{1}'(t)\Psi_{1}(x,t) + c_{0}'(t)\Psi_{0}(x,t))
Follow these 100 Rules<br>
</math>
The 100 Rules for Being a Good Entrepreneur<br>
 
And, in particular this<br>
==== Extract the ''c''<sub>1</sub>(''t'') time dependence ====
The Easiest Way to Succeed as an Entrepreneu<br>
 
In my just released book I have more chapters on my experiences as an entrepreneur<br>
We use now the [[bra-ket notation]] to avoid cumbersome integrals. This reads :
13. I advocate the concept of working at a job while building your business. You have of course lived it. Now as you look back, what is your take on this? Is it possible to make it work while sailing on two boats<br><br>
 
Your boss wants everything out of you. He wants you to work 80 hours a week. He wants to look good taking credit for your work. He wants your infinite loyalty. So you need something back<br>
:<math>
Exploit your employer. It's the best way to get good experience, clients, contacts. It's a legal way to steal. It's a fast way to be an entrepreneur because you see what large companies with infinite money are willing to pay for. If you can provide that, you make millions. It's how many great businesses have started and will always start. It's how every exit I've had started<br>
e\epsilon(t)(c_{1}(t)x|\Psi_{1}(x,t)\rangle + c_{0}(t)x|\Psi_{0}(x,t)\rangle=i\hbar(c_{1}'(t)|\Psi_{1}(x,t)\rangle + c_{0}'(t)x|\Psi_{0}(x,t)\rangle)
14. Who is a "person with true moral fiber"? In current times are there any role models who are people with true moral fiber<br><br><br>
</math>
I don't really know the answer. I think I know a few people like that. I hope I'm someone like that. And I pray to god the people I'm invested in are like that and my family is like that<br>
 
I find most people to be largely mean and stupid, a vile combination. It's not that I'm pessimistic or cynical. I'm very much an optimist. It's just reality. Open the newspaper or turn on the TV and watch these people<br>
Then we multiply  by <math>\langle \Psi_{1} |</math> and end up with the following
Moral fiber atrophies more quickly than any muscle on the body. An exercise I do every morning is to promise myself that "I'm going to save a life today" and then leave it in the hands of the Universe to direct me how I can best do that. Through that little exercise plus the Daily Practice described above I hope to keep regenerating that fiber<br><br>
 
15.   Your message to the readers of this blog<br>
:<math>
Skip dinner. But follow me on Twitter.<br><br><br><br>
e\epsilon(t)(c_{1}(t)\langle \Psi_{1} |x|\Psi_{1}\rangle + c_{0}(t)\langle \Psi_{1} |x|\Psi_{0}\rangle)=i\hbar \left(c_{1}'(t)\langle \Psi_{1} |\Psi_{1}\rangle + c_{0}'(t)\langle \Psi_{1} |\Psi_{0}\rangle\right)
Read more posts on The Altucher Confidential �
</math>
More from The Altucher Confidentia<br>
 
Life is Like a Game. Here�s How You Master ANY Gam<br><br>
The two different levels are [[orthogonal]], so <math>\langle \Psi_{1}|\Psi_{0}\rangle=0</math>. Also we are working with
Step By Step Guide to Make $10 Million And Then Totally Blow <br><br>
normalized wave functions, so <math>\langle \Psi_{1}|\Psi_{1}\rangle=1</math>.
Can You Do One Page a Day?
 
Finally,
 
:<math>
e\epsilon(t)\left(c_{1}(t)\langle \Psi_{1} |x|\Psi_{1}\rangle + c_{0}(t)\langle \Psi_{1} |x|\Psi_{0}\rangle\right)=
i\hbar c_{1}'(t)
</math>
 
This latter equation expresses the time variation of ''c''<sub>1</sub> with time. This is the crux of our calculation,
since by then, we can deduce exactly its expression from the differential equation we obtained.
 
===Solving the time-dependent differential equation===
 
There is no proper way in general to evaluate <math>\langle \Psi_{1} |x|\Psi_{0}\rangle</math>, unless we have a precise knowledge of the two unperturbed wave function, that is to say unless we can solve the non-perturbed Schrödinger equation. In the case of the harmonic potential, the wave functions solutions of the one dimensional [[quantum harmonic oscillator]] are known as [[Hermite polynomials]].  
 
====Establishing the first order differential equation====
 
We made several assumptions to get to the final result. First we suppose that c<sub>1</sub>(0) = 0, because at time ''t'' = 0,
the interaction of the field with the matter did not start. That impose for the total wave function to be normalized that
''c''<sub>0</sub>(0) = 1. We use these conditions, and we can write, at ''t'' = 0:
 
:<math>e\epsilon(t)\langle \Psi_{1} |x|\Psi_{0}\rangle = i\hbar c_{1}'(t)</math>
 
Again, in this non-relativistic picture, we remove the time dependence outside.
 
:<math>e\epsilon(t)\exp\left(-i\dfrac{E_{0} - E_{1}}{\hbar}t\right)
\langle \psi_{1} |x|\psi_{0}\rangle = i\hbar c_{1}'(t)</math>
 
The quantity <math>e\langle \psi_{1} |x|\psi_{0}\rangle </math> is called the [[transition dipole moment|transition moment]] integral. Its [[dimensional analysis|dimensions]] are [charge]·[length] and [[SI units]] A·s·m.
 
It can be measured experimentally, or calculated analytically if one know the expression of the spatial wave function for both the energy levels. It can be the case if we deal with an harmonic oscillator like it's the case here. We will not it :<math>\mu_{01}</math> as the transition moment from the level 0 to the level 1.
 
Finally, we end with
 
:<math>c_{1}'(t) = \dfrac{\mu_{01}}{i\hbar}\epsilon(t)\exp\left(-i\dfrac{E_{0} - E_{1}}{\hbar}t\right)\Rightarrow
c_{1}(t')  =  \dfrac{\mu_{01}}{i\hbar}\int_{0}^{t'}\epsilon(t)\exp\left(-i\dfrac{E_{0} - E_{1}}{\hbar}t\right)\mathrm{d}t</math>
 
==== Solving the first order differential equation ====
 
The remaining task is to integrate this expression to obtain ''c''<sub>1</sub>(''t'').
However, we must recall from the previous approximations we made, we are here at time ''t'' = 0.
So the solution we obtain from integration will be only valid as long as |''c''<sub>0</sub>(''t'')|<sup>2</sup> is still
very close to 1, that is to say for very short time after the perturbation began to act.
 
 
We suppose that the time dependent perturbation has the following form, to make
the computation easier.
 
:<math>\epsilon(t)=\epsilon_{0}\exp(i\omega t)</math>
 
This is a scalar quantity, as we assumed from the beginning a scalar charged
particle and a one
dimensional electric field.
 
So we have to integrate the following expression :
 
:<math>c_{1}(t') =
\dfrac{\mu_{01}\epsilon_0}{i\hbar}\int_{0}^{t'}\mathrm{d}t\exp\left(-i\left(\dfrac{E_{0}
- E_{1}}{\hbar} -
\omega\right)t\right)</math>
 
We can write
 
:<math>c_{1}(t') = \dfrac{\mu_{01}\epsilon_0}{i\hbar} \int_{0}^{t'} \mathrm{d}t \exp\left(-i\frac{E_{0}- E_{1}}{\hbar}t\right)
\exp({i\omega t})=\int_{-\infty}^{+\infty} \mathrm{d}t \exp\left(-i\frac{E_{0}-E_{1}}{\hbar} t\right)H\left(\frac{t}{t'}-\frac{1}{2}\right) \exp\left(i\omega t\right)</math>
 
and doing the variable change <math>t\rightarrow -t</math> we obtain the correct form of the Fourier transform :
 
:<math>c_{1}(t') = \int_{-\infty}^{+\infty} \mathrm{d}t \exp\left(i\frac{E_{0}-E_{1}}{\hbar} t\right)H\left(-\frac{t}{t'}-\frac{1}{2}\right) \exp\left(-i2\pi\nu t\right)</math>
 
==== Using the Fourier transform ====
 
where <math>H</math> is the [[rectangular function]]. We notice from the previous equation that ''c''<sub>1</sub>(''t'') is the [[Fourier transform]] of the product of a cosine with a square of width ''t'''. From then, the formalism of Fourier transforms will make the work easier.
 
We have
 
:<math>c_{1}(t') = \mathrm{TF}\left[\exp{\left(i\frac{E_{0}
- E_{1}}{\hbar} t\right)}H\left(-\frac{t}{t'}-\dfrac{1}{2}\right)\right] = \mathrm{TF}\left[\exp{\left(i\frac{E_{0}
- E_{1}}{\hbar} t\right)}\right]\otimes\mathrm{TF}\left[H\left(-\frac{t}{t'}-\dfrac{1}{2}\right)\right]</math>
:<math>c_{1}(t') = \delta\left(f-\dfrac{E_{0}-E_{1}}{h}\right)\otimes\mathrm{TF}\left[H\left(\frac{t}{t'}-\dfrac{1}{2}\right)\right]</math>
 
:<math>c_{1}(t') = \delta\left(f-\dfrac{E_{0}-E_{1}}{h}\right)\otimes(\exp({i\pi f t'})\mathrm{sinc}(t'f))</math>
 
Where sinc is the [[Sinc_function|cardinal sinus]] function in its normalized form. The convolution with the [[Dirac distribution]] will translate the term on the left of the <math>\otimes</math> sign.
 
We obtain finally
 
:<math>c_1(t') = \exp\left({i\pi \left(f-\dfrac{E_{0}-E_{1}}{h}\right) t'}\right) \mathrm{sinc}\left(t'\left(f-\dfrac{E_{0}-E_{1}}{h}\right)\right)</math>
 
=== Interpretation ===
 
The probability of a transition is given in general for a multi-level system by the following expression:<ref>Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles (2nd Edition), R. Eisberg, R. Resnick, John Wiley & Sons, 1985, ISBN 978-0-471-87373-0</ref>
 
:<math>P_k=\sum_{n \neq k}c_n^*(t)c_n(t)</math>
 
==== Final result ====
 
The probability to fall in the ''1'' state corresponds to <math>|c_{1}(t)|^2</math>. This is really easy to compute from all the tedious calculation we made previously. We observe in the equation that <math>|c_{1}(t)|^2</math> has a very simple expression. Indeed, the phase factor, varying with ''t'', disappears naturally.
 
So we obtain the expression
 
:<math>|c_{1}(t)|^2=\mathrm{sinc}^2\left(t\left(f-\dfrac{E_{0}-E_{1}}{h}\right)\right)</math>
 
=== Conclusion ===
 
We made the hypothesis that the stimulation was a complex exponential. However a true electric field is real valued. A further analysis should take it in account. Also, we always assume that ''t'' is very small. We should keep it in mind before to conclude.
 
== References ==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
==Further reading==
 
* ''Quantum mechanics'', E. Zaarur, Y. Peleg, R. Pnini, Schaum’s Oulines, Mc Graw Hill (USA), 1998, ISBN (10-) 007-0540187
* ''Quantum mechanics'', E. Zaarur, Y. Peleg, R. Pnini, Schaum’s Easy Oulines Crash Course, Mc Graw Hill (USA), 2006, ISBN (10-)007-145533-7 ISBN (13-)978-007-145533-6
* ''Quantum Mechanics Demystified'', D. McMahon, Mc Graw Hill (USA), 2006, ISBN(10-) 0-07-145546 9
* ''Quantum Mechanics'', E. Abers, Pearson Ed., Addison Wesley, Prentice Hall Inc, 2004, ISBN 978-0-13-146100-0
* ''Stationary States'', A. Holden, College Physics Monographs (USA), Oxford University Press, 1971, ISBN 0-19-851121-3
 
==See also==
 
*[[Quantum number]]
*[[Vacuum#The quantum-mechanical vacuum|Quantum mechanic vacuum]] or [[vacuum state]]
*[[Virtual particle]]
*[[Steady State]]
*[[Operator (physics)]]
*[[Probability]]
*[[Integration (mathematics)|Integration]]
*[[Differential equation]]
*[[Numerical analysis]]
 
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In quantum mechanics, particularly Perturbation theory, a transition of state is a change from an initial quantum state to a final one.

Transitions between stationary states

The following treatment is fairly common in literature[1] (though here its slightly adapted), and often referred as time-dependent perturbation theory in a more advanced form.

Model

We assume a one dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator of mass m and charge e. The expression for the potential energy of this system is this of the harmonic oscillator.

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The total wavefunction is denoted by Ψ(x, t) (capital Psi), and the spatial part of the wave function is ψ(x) (lower case psi). As we deal with stationary states, the total wave function is a solution of the Schrödinger equation and reads

,

with eigenvalue .

The probability of transition from the fundamental level labelled 0 to a level labelled 1 under an electromagnetic stimulation is analysed below.

A two level model

For this situation, we write the total wave function as a linear combination for a two-levels system:

The coefficients c0,1 are time-dependent. They represent the proportion of the state (0,1) in the total wave function with time, thus they represent the probability of the wave-function to fall in one of the two state when an observer will collapse the wave function.

As we deal with a two-level system, we have the normalisation relation :

Perturbation

The electromagnetic stimulation will be a uniform electric field, oscillating with a frequency ω. This is very similar to the semi-classical analysis of the behaviour of an atom or a molecule under a polarized electromagnetic plane wave.

Thus, potential energy will be the sum of the unperturbed potential and of the perturbation and reads:

From the Schrödinger equation to c1 time-dependence

The Schrödinger equation will be written :

Energy operator in the Schrödinger equation

The time derivative in the right part of the Schrödinger equation reads:

Unperturbed hamiltonian

On the right part, the total hamiltonian is the sum of the unperturbed hamiltonian (without the external electric field) and the external perturbation. This allows to substitute the eigenvalues of the stationary states in the total hamiltonian. Thus we write:

Using the Schrödinger equation above, we end up with

Extract the c1(t) time dependence

We use now the bra-ket notation to avoid cumbersome integrals. This reads :

Then we multiply by and end up with the following

The two different levels are orthogonal, so . Also we are working with normalized wave functions, so .

Finally,

This latter equation expresses the time variation of c1 with time. This is the crux of our calculation, since by then, we can deduce exactly its expression from the differential equation we obtained.

Solving the time-dependent differential equation

There is no proper way in general to evaluate , unless we have a precise knowledge of the two unperturbed wave function, that is to say unless we can solve the non-perturbed Schrödinger equation. In the case of the harmonic potential, the wave functions solutions of the one dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator are known as Hermite polynomials.

Establishing the first order differential equation

We made several assumptions to get to the final result. First we suppose that c1(0) = 0, because at time t = 0, the interaction of the field with the matter did not start. That impose for the total wave function to be normalized that c0(0) = 1. We use these conditions, and we can write, at t = 0:

Again, in this non-relativistic picture, we remove the time dependence outside.

The quantity is called the transition moment integral. Its dimensions are [charge]·[length] and SI units A·s·m.

It can be measured experimentally, or calculated analytically if one know the expression of the spatial wave function for both the energy levels. It can be the case if we deal with an harmonic oscillator like it's the case here. We will not it : as the transition moment from the level 0 to the level 1.

Finally, we end with

Solving the first order differential equation

The remaining task is to integrate this expression to obtain c1(t). However, we must recall from the previous approximations we made, we are here at time t = 0. So the solution we obtain from integration will be only valid as long as |c0(t)|2 is still very close to 1, that is to say for very short time after the perturbation began to act.


We suppose that the time dependent perturbation has the following form, to make the computation easier.

This is a scalar quantity, as we assumed from the beginning a scalar charged particle and a one dimensional electric field.

So we have to integrate the following expression :

We can write

and doing the variable change we obtain the correct form of the Fourier transform :

Using the Fourier transform

where is the rectangular function. We notice from the previous equation that c1(t) is the Fourier transform of the product of a cosine with a square of width t'. From then, the formalism of Fourier transforms will make the work easier.

We have

Where sinc is the cardinal sinus function in its normalized form. The convolution with the Dirac distribution will translate the term on the left of the sign.

We obtain finally

Interpretation

The probability of a transition is given in general for a multi-level system by the following expression:[2]

Final result

The probability to fall in the 1 state corresponds to . This is really easy to compute from all the tedious calculation we made previously. We observe in the equation that has a very simple expression. Indeed, the phase factor, varying with t, disappears naturally.

So we obtain the expression

Conclusion

We made the hypothesis that the stimulation was a complex exponential. However a true electric field is real valued. A further analysis should take it in account. Also, we always assume that t is very small. We should keep it in mind before to conclude.

References

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Further reading

  • Quantum mechanics, E. Zaarur, Y. Peleg, R. Pnini, Schaum’s Oulines, Mc Graw Hill (USA), 1998, ISBN (10-) 007-0540187
  • Quantum mechanics, E. Zaarur, Y. Peleg, R. Pnini, Schaum’s Easy Oulines Crash Course, Mc Graw Hill (USA), 2006, ISBN (10-)007-145533-7 ISBN (13-)978-007-145533-6
  • Quantum Mechanics Demystified, D. McMahon, Mc Graw Hill (USA), 2006, ISBN(10-) 0-07-145546 9
  • Quantum Mechanics, E. Abers, Pearson Ed., Addison Wesley, Prentice Hall Inc, 2004, ISBN 978-0-13-146100-0
  • Stationary States, A. Holden, College Physics Monographs (USA), Oxford University Press, 1971, ISBN 0-19-851121-3

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