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In quantum mechanics, given a particular Hamiltonian and an operator with corresponding eigenvalues and eigenvectors given by , then the numbers (or the eigenvalues) are said to be "good quantum numbers" if every eigenvector remains an eigenvector of ''with the same eigenvalue'' as time evolves. Hence, if: then we require :: for all eigenvectors in order to call a good quantum number (where s represent the eigenvectors of the Hamiltonian) Theorem: A necessary and sufficient condition for q (which is an eigenvalue of an operator O) to be good is that commutes with the Hamiltonian Proof: Assume . :: If is an eigenvector of , then we have (by definition) that , and so : :: :: :: :: :: ==Ehrenfest Theorem and Good Quantum Numbers== Ehrenfest Theorem gives the rate of change of the expectation value of operators. It reads as follows: : Commonly occurring operators don't depend explicitly on time. If such operators commute with the Hamiltonian, then their expectation value remains constant with time. Now, if the system is in one of the common eigenstates of the operator (and too), then system remains in this eigenstate as time progresses. Any measurement of the quantity will give us the eigenvalue (or the good quantum number) associated with the eigenstates in which the particle is. This is actually a statement of conservation in Quantum Mechanics. In non-relativistic treatment,and are good quantum numbers but in relativistic quantum mechanics they are no longer good quantum numbers as and do not commute with (in Dirac theory). is a good quantum number in relativistic quantum mechanics as commutes with . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「good quantum number」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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