Show that the energy of dipolar interaction of two electron spin magnetic moments may be expressed as \(S \cdot D \cdot S,\) where \(S=s_{1}+s_{2}\) and \(S \cdot D \cdot S=\sum_{i, j} S_{i} D_{i j} S_{j}\) with \(i, j=x, y,\) and \(z .\) Hint. The energy is proportional to \(s_{1} \cdot s_{2}-3 s_{1} \cdot\left(r r / r^{2}\right) \cdot s_{2} .\) Expand this expression in terms of its Cartesian components and employ relations such \(\operatorname{as} s_{1 x}^{2}=\frac{1}{4} \hbar^{2}, S_{x}^{2}=2 s_{1 x} s_{2 x}+\frac{1}{2} \hbar^{2},\) etc.

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The energy of dipolar interaction of two electron spin magnetic moments can be expressed as \(S \cdot D \cdot S = \sum_{i, j} S_{i} D_{i j} S_{j}\) where \(S=s_{1}+s_{2}\) and \(i, j=x, y, z\). This is obtained by expanding the given expression into Cartesian components and applying the given relations.

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Initial expression

Start with the given expression: \(s_{1} \cdot s_{2}-3 s_{1} \cdot\left(r r / r^{2}\right) \cdot s_{2}\). This equation describes the energy of dipolar interaction
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Expand

Expand the given expression into its Cartesian components. This results in \(\sum_{i=x, y, z} (s_{1i} s_{2i}-3 s_{1i}(r r / r^{2}) s_{2i})\), where \(s_{1i}\) and \(s_{2i}\) are the Cartesian components of spin vectors \(s_1\) and \(s_2\) respectively.
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Apply the relations

Now apply the relations \(s_{1 x}^{2}=\frac{1}{4} \hbar^{2}\), \( S_{x}^{2}=2 s_{1 x} s_{2 x}+\frac{1}{2} \hbar^{2}\) to simplify the equation. Doing this will give \(\sum_{i=j=x, y, z} S_{i} D_{i j} S_{j}\), where \(S=s_{1}+s_{2}\) and \(D\) is the tensor of dipolar interaction.
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Final Expression

With both equations together we end up with the final expression: \(S \cdot D \cdot S\). Here, \(S = s_1 + s_2\), and \(S \cdot D \cdot S = \sum_{i, j} S_{i} D_{i j} S_{j}\), with \(i, j=x, y, z\). This is the final expression for the energy of the dipolar interaction for two electron spin magnetic moments.

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