chapter 15
Applications of Perturbation Theory to the Hydrogen Atom
In this chapter we will apply perturbation theory in the most elementary real world case, to the hydrogen atom. This will enable us to understand the detailed structure of the spectral lines of hydrogen.
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
In this chapter you will
• Learn about the fine structure of hydrogen
• Learn about the Zeeman effect
• Learn about hyperfine splitting
We will see that perturbation theory will help us understand the origin of these effects which show up as splitting of spectral lines, and it will help us calculate what the energy shifts are. While we limit our discussion ...
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