The non-relativistic Hamiltonian for an n -electron atom is (in atomic units), (1) H = n ∑ i (− 1 2 ∇ 2i − Z r i + n ∑ j > i 1 r ij). /Widths[609.7 458.2 577.1 808.9 505 354.2 641.4 979.2 979.2 979.2 979.2 272 272 489.6 Hydrogen is used in various in industrial applications; these include metalworking (primarily in metal alloying), flat glass production (hydrogen used as an inerting or protective gas), the electronics industry (used as a protective and carrier gas, in deposition processes, for cleaning, in etching, in reduction processes, etc. /FirstChar 33 endobj 275 1000 666.7 666.7 888.9 888.9 0 0 555.6 555.6 666.7 500 722.2 722.2 777.8 777.8 /Subtype/Type1 /BaseFont/UQQNXY+CMTI12 /Type/Font /Type/Font The next four trial functions use several methods to increase the amount of electron-electron interactions in … >> >> 38 0 obj 833.3 1444.4 1277.8 555.6 1111.1 1111.1 1111.1 1111.1 1111.1 944.4 1277.8 555.6 1000 The variational procedure involves adjusting all free parameters (in this case a) to minimize E˜ where: E˜ =< ψ˜|H|ψ>˜ (2) As you can see E˜ is sort of an expectation value of the actual Hamiltonian using /FirstChar 33 545.5 825.4 663.6 972.9 795.8 826.4 722.6 826.4 781.6 590.3 767.4 795.8 795.8 1091 783.4 872.8 823.4 619.8 708.3 654.8 0 0 816.7 682.4 596.2 547.3 470.1 429.5 467 533.2 791.7 777.8] Next: Hydrogen Molecule Ion Up: Variational Methods Previous: Variational Principle Helium Atom A helium atom consists of a nucleus of charge surrounded by two electrons. endobj 761.6 489.6 516.9 734 743.9 700.5 813 724.8 633.9 772.4 811.3 431.9 541.2 833 666.2 We know it’s going to be spherically symmetric, so it amounts to a one-dimensional problem: just the radial wave function. Some chapters deal with other theorems such as the Generealized Brillouin and Hellmann-Feynman Theorems. /Name/F9 /Type/Font The application of variational methods to atomic scattering problems I. 380.8 380.8 380.8 979.2 979.2 410.9 514 416.3 421.4 508.8 453.8 482.6 468.9 563.7 << Hydrogen atom One example of the variational method would be using the Gaussian function as a trial function for the hydrogen atom ground state. One example of the variational method would be using the Gaussian function as a trial function for the hydrogen atom ground state. 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THIEBERGER Physics Dept., NACN., P.O. /LastChar 196 /Widths[272 489.6 816 489.6 816 761.6 272 380.8 380.8 489.6 761.6 272 326.4 272 489.6 /Subtype/Type1 /Type/Font 324.7 531.3 590.3 295.1 324.7 560.8 295.1 885.4 590.3 531.3 590.3 560.8 414.1 419.1 /LastChar 196 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 663.6 885.4 826.4 736.8 << endobj %PDF-1.3 To get some idea of how well this works, Messiah applies the method to the ground state of the hydrogen atom. /FontDescriptor 8 0 R /FontDescriptor 17 0 R We know it’s going to be spherically symmetric, so it amounts to a one-dimensional problem: just the radial wave function. 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The ground-state energies of the helium atom were calculated for different values of rc. 295.1 531.3 531.3 531.3 531.3 531.3 531.3 531.3 531.3 531.3 531.3 531.3 295.1 295.1 /FontDescriptor 20 0 R 597.2 736.1 736.1 527.8 527.8 583.3 583.3 583.3 583.3 750 750 750 750 1044.4 1044.4 However, for systems that have more than one electron, the Schrödinger equation cannot be analytically solved and requires approximation like the variational method to be used. 343.8 593.8 312.5 937.5 625 562.5 625 593.8 459.5 443.8 437.5 625 593.8 812.5 593.8 EXAMPLES: First, let’s use the Variation Method on some exactly solvable problems to see how well it does in calculating E0. /Name/F2 >> /LastChar 196 694.5 295.1] /FirstChar 33 Helium Atom, Many-Electron Atoms, Variational Principle, Approximate Methods, Spin 21st April 2011 I. 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The Helium Atom and Variational Principle: Approximation Methods for Complex Atomic Systems The hydrogen atom wavefunctions and energies, we have seen, are deter- mined as a combination of the various quantum "dynamical" analogues of classical motions (translation, vibration, rotation) and a central-force inter- action (i.e, the Coulomb interaction between an electron and a nucleus). >> 593.8 500 562.5 1125 562.5 562.5 562.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 334 405.1 509.3 291.7 856.5 584.5 470.7 491.4 434.1 441.3 461.2 353.6 557.3 473.4 708.3 795.8 767.4 826.4 767.4 826.4 0 0 767.4 619.8 590.3 590.3 885.4 885.4 295.1 In atomic and molecular problems, one common application of the linear variation method is in the configuration interaction method (CI).4 Here, with H usually the clamped nuclei Hamiltonian, the k are Slater determinants or linear combinations of Slater determinants, made out of given spin orbitals (the spin orbitals often also involving nonlinear parameters-- see end of Section 7). /Type/Font 777.8 777.8 1000 1000 777.8 777.8 1000 777.8] specify the state of an electron in an atom. 15 0 obj Using standard notation, a 0 = ℏ 2 / m e 2, E 0 = m e 4 / 2 ℏ 2, ρ = r / a 0 . 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The Stark effect on the ground state of the hydrogen atom is taken as an example. 2.1 Hydrogen Atom In this case the wave function is of the general form (8) For the ground state of hydrogen atom, the potential energy will be and hence the value of Hamiltonian operator will be According to the variation method (2.1) the energy of hydrogen atom can be calculated as 1444.4 555.6 1000 1444.4 472.2 472.2 527.8 527.8 527.8 527.8 666.7 666.7 1000 1000 /Widths[660.7 490.6 632.1 882.1 544.1 388.9 692.4 1062.5 1062.5 1062.5 1062.5 295.1 489.6 489.6 489.6 489.6 489.6 489.6 489.6 489.6 489.6 489.6 272 272 272 761.6 462.4 875 531.3 531.3 875 849.5 799.8 812.5 862.3 738.4 707.2 884.3 879.6 419 581 880.8 /FontDescriptor 11 0 R Gaussian trial wave function for the hydrogen atom: Try a Gaussian wave function since it is used often in quantum chemistry. Using standard notation, a 0 = ℏ 2 / m e 2, E 0 = m e 4 / 2 ℏ 2, ρ = r / a 0 . JOURNAL of coTATR)NAL PHYSICS 33, 359-368 (1979) Application of the Finite-Element Method to the Hydrogen Atom in a Box in an Electric Field M. FRIEDMAN Physics Dept., N.R.CN., P.O. /BaseFont/IPWQXM+CMR6 /Name/F4 Calculate the ground state energy of a hydrogen atom using the variational principle. /BaseFont/MAYCLP+CMBX12 675.9 1067.1 879.6 844.9 768.5 844.9 839.1 625 782.4 864.6 849.5 1162 849.5 849.5 /Name/F1 777.8 777.8 1000 500 500 777.8 777.8 777.8 777.8 777.8 777.8 777.8 777.8 777.8 777.8 << /Subtype/Type1 This problem could be solved by the variational method by obtaining the energy of as a function of the variational parameter , and then minimizing to find the optimum value . endobj m�ۉ����Wb��ŵ�.� ��b]8�0�29cs(�s?�G�� WL���}�5w��P�����mh�D������)~��y5B�*G��b�ڎ��! 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MOISEIWITSCH University College, London (Received 4 August 1950) The variational methods proposed by … /BaseFont/VSFBZC+CMR8 492.9 510.4 505.6 612.3 361.7 429.7 553.2 317.1 939.8 644.7 513.5 534.8 474.4 479.5 For example, by adding a perturbative electric potential to the quantum mechanical model of the hydrogen atom, tiny shifts in the spectral lines of hydrogen caused by the presence of an electric field (the Stark effect) can be calculated. �����q����7Y������O�Ou,~��G�/�Rj��n� 638.4 756.7 726.9 376.9 513.4 751.9 613.4 876.9 726.9 750 663.4 750 713.4 550 700 Also covered in the discussion is the relation of the Perturbation Theory and the Variation Method. << Application to the Helium atom Ground State Often the expectation values (numerator) and normalization integrals (denominator) in Equation $$\ref{7.1.8}$$ can be evaluated analytically. %�쏢 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 642.9 885.4 806.2 736.8 481.5 675.9 643.5 870.4 643.5 643.5 546.3 611.1 1222.2 611.1 611.1 611.1 0 0 0 0 << /FontDescriptor 29 0 R >> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 777.8 277.8 777.8 500 777.8 500 777.8 777.8 777.8 777.8 0 0 777.8 /Filter[/FlateDecode] /Subtype/Type1 << 652.8 598 0 0 757.6 622.8 552.8 507.9 433.7 395.4 427.7 483.1 456.3 346.1 563.7 571.2 /Name/F3 /FontDescriptor 23 0 R 491.3 383.7 615.2 517.4 762.5 598.1 525.2 494.2 349.5 400.2 673.4 531.3 295.1 0 0 935.2 351.8 611.1] /Widths[1062.5 531.3 531.3 1062.5 1062.5 1062.5 826.4 1062.5 1062.5 649.3 649.3 1062.5 The book contains nine concise chapters wherein the first two ones tackle the general concept of the variation method and its applications. 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