Introduction To Quantum Mechanics
Introduction To Quantum Mechanics
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ISBN: 9781107189638
Author: Griffiths, David J., Schroeter, Darrell F.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Chapter 11.3, Problem 11.16P

(a)

To determine

The decay routes that are open to the hydrogen decays by a sequence of transitions to the ground state.

(b)

To determine

The fraction of a bottle full of atoms in the state |300 that would decay via each route.

(c)

To determine

The lifetime of the states.

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