Quantum Mechanics II

Homework 10

Due date: 6/4/2020

Question 1 Show E(θ) = − cos θ

we know
cos θ = n̂a· n̂b = na3 · nb3 + na2 · nb2 +na1 · nb1
→
− na3 −ina2 + na1
σ · n̂a =
ina2 + na1 −na3
|ψi = √12 (| ↑↓i − | ↓↑i)

E(θ) = hψ|A(n̂a , λ) · B(n̂b , λ)|ψi

= hψ| (→
−
σ · nˆ ) · (→
a
−
σ · nˆ ) |ψi
b

= −hψ| (→
−
σ · nˆa ) (→
−
σ · nˆb ) |ψi
  
na3 −ina2 + na1 nb3 −inb2 + nb1
= −hψ| |ψi
ina2 + na1 −na3 inb2 + nb1 −nb3
 
na3 · nb3 + (−ina2 + na1 ) · (inb2 + nb1 ) na3 · (−inb2 + nb1 ) − nb3 · (−ina2 + na1 )
= −hψ| |ψi
nb3 · (ina2 + na1 ) − na3 · (inb2 + nb1 ) (ina2 + na1 ) · (−inb2 + nb1 ) + na3 · nb3
  
1
na3 · nb3 + na2 · nb2 + na1 · nb1 0 1
=− 1 −1
2 0 +na2 · nb2 + na1 · nb1 + na3 · nb3 −1
= − (na3 nb3 + na2 nb2 + na1 nb1 ) hψ|ψi
= −n̂a · n̂b
= − cos θ