3. The gyromagnetic factor of the electron, g, determines the relationship between the electron magnetic moment and the
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3. The gyromagnetic factor of the electron, g, determines the relationship between the electron magnetic moment and the
3. The gyromagnetic factor of the electron, g, determines the relationship between the electron magnetic moment and the electron spin S. When e is the electron charge and m is the electron mass, e ū=95 2m An electron beam is allowed to interact with a constant magnetic field B = Bê via the Hamiltonian = 1 2 H= 2m (3 -ca) p- - B = where A is the vector potential. The electrons are confined to the ry-plane, and electron-electron interactions are ignored. (a) Show that the commutation relations [, H] =ihang (Vy, H] = -ihwu are satisfied, where v = (-A)/m is the gauge-invariant velocity operator and w= : eB/m is the electron's cyclotron frequency. (Hint: The Landau gauge Ā= (0, Br, 0) can be used.) (b) Derive a set of coupled equations that describe the time evolution of the two expectation values Ci(t) and C2(t), defined as Ci(t) = (S202 + Syvy), Cz(t) = (S. V, - Syur) If g = 2 as the Dirac equation predicts, show that Ci(t) and C2(t) do not change with time.
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