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Homework Statement
Assume that there is a deviation from Coulomb’s law at very small distances, the Coulomb potential energy between an electron and proton is given by
[itex]V_{mod}(r)=\begin{cases}
-\frac{e^{2}}{4\pi\varepsilon_{0}}\frac{b}{r^{2}} & 0<r\leq b\\
-\frac{e^{2}}{4\pi\varepsilon_{0}}\frac{1}{r} & r>b
\end{cases}[/itex]
(a) Specify the perturbation
(b) Find the first order correction for the ground state
(c) Show that the answer in (b) can be approximated by
[itex]E_{1}^{(1)}\approx-\frac{4b^2}{a_0^2}E_R[/itex] where [itex]E_R=\frac{e^{2}}{8\pi\varepsilon_{0}a_0}[/itex] is the Rydberg energy.
Homework Equations
[itex]\psi_0=\frac{2}{a_0^{3/2}}e^{-r/a_0}[/itex]
[itex]E_{1}^{(1)}=\int_{0}^{b}\left| \psi_0 \right|^2 \delta\hat{\textrm{H}} r^2\,\textrm{d}r[/itex]
[itex]b \ll r[/itex]
The Attempt at a Solution
(a) [itex]\delta\hat{\textrm{H}}=-\dfrac{e^{2}}{4\pi\varepsilon_{0}}\left(\dfrac{b}{r^{2}}-\dfrac{1}{r}\right)[/itex]
so with [itex]b \ll r[/itex] we have [itex]e^{-2b/a_0}\approx 1[/itex]
(b)
[itex]E_{1}^{(1)}=\dfrac{e^2 b}{2\pi \varepsilon_{0}a_0^2}[/itex]
I think the above is correct, I just can't see how to get part (c).
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