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A quantum harmonic oscillator is in the energy eigenstate n

Last updated: 6/24/2023

A quantum harmonic oscillator is in the energy eigenstate n

A quantum harmonic oscillator is in the energy eigenstate n A time independent perturbation a a acts on the particle where is a constant of suitable dimensions and a and a are lowering and raising operators respectively Then the first order energy shift is given by a An b 2 n c n d n