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U m B (1.1)
We want to show that in quantum mechanics this is proportional to the dot product
between the intrinsic angular momentum (spin) operator S of the electron and the
electron's angular momentum operator L
The electron can be modeled as a charged sphere rotating about an axis, say z
Say the electron has a constant charge density , radius R and rotates at angular speed
m Ir 2 n
(1.2)
A spherical ring located at distance r from the center of the sphere contains
dq 2r 2 sin d dr (1.3)
If the ring completes a revolution at time T then its angular velocity is 2 T and
dq dq
I dq r 2 sin d dr (1.4)
T 2
The area of the ring is r 2 sin2 , so the contribution from a single ring is:
The total moment of the sphere is the sum of all the contributions of all the rings - the
integral over the entire volume:
m r
4
sin 3 d dr (1.6)
0 0
Note that
cos 3 1 1 4
sin d
3
cos 1 1 (1.7)
3 3 3 3
0 0
Thus:
R
4R 5
m
4 3
r sin d dr (1.8)
0 0
15
QR 2
m z (1.9)
5
What is the angular momentum of such a sphere. If the mass of the sphere is M then
its moment of inertia is
2MR 2
I (1.10)
5
And the angular momentum is therefore:
2MR 2
S I z (1.11)
5
We see that the intrinsic angular momentum vector is proportional to the magnetic
moment:
Qe
m S (1.12)
2M
Where does the external magnetic field felt by the electron in the hydrogen atom come
from?
The only external source for such a thing is the proton. In the electron's rest frame it is
the proton that revolves around the electron.
Since we have a charge qP that moves in a circle of radius r with angular velocity 0
can be modeled as a current-carrying ring with current (same as we did with the
magnetic moment):
I q0 2 (1.13)
According to Biot-Savart law the contribution of a current element Idl is given by:
Where is the angle between dl and r, which in the case of magnetic field in the center
of the ring is always 90
0Idl sin 0I 0I 0I
B 4r 2
4r 2 dl 4r 2
2r
2r
(1.15)
0I 0qP 0
B z z (1.16)
2r 4 2r
Since the radius of the orbit is constant, we can write the field as:
0qP 0
B z 0z (1.17)
4 2r
L Mr 2 0z (1.18)
So we see that the angular momentum vector is proportional to the magnetic field
(remember that the radius is constant)
B L (1.19)
Mr 2
From the point of view of the electron the system looks like:
Qe
U m B SL (1.20)
2M Mr 2
Or simply:
U S L (1.21)