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Title

Time Evolution and Decay of an Excited Atom in a Weak Electric Fluid
Author

J. B. Wang
Organization: The University of Western Australia
Department: Physics
Journal / Anthology

Computers in Physics
Year: 1996
Volume: 10
Issue: 4
Page range: 400-406
Description

A Mathematica notebook for describing the time evolution and decay of the hydrogen n=2 states in the presence of a weak external electric field is presented. The work involves (1) solving a set of differential equations coupled by the Hamiltonian of the external electric field and (2) deriving a set of formulas for a complete description of the polarization state of the emitted photons. It is demonstrated how problems with such complexity can be treated with ease and in an error-free manner by using symbolic software such as Mathematica.
Subject

*Science > Physics > Nuclear and Particle Physics