Prove Kramers' relation:

sn2rs-(2s+1)ars-1+s4[(2l+1)2-s2]a2rs-2=0

Which relates the expectation values of rto three different powers (s,s-1,ands-2),for an electron in the state ψn/mof hydrogen. Hint: Rewrite the radial equation (Equation) in the form

u''=[l(l+1)r2-2ar+1n2a2]u

And use it to expressrole="math" localid="1658192415441" (ursu'')drin terms of (rs),(rs-1)and(rs-2). Then use integration by parts to reduce the second derivative. Show that (ursu'')dr=-(s/2)(rs-1)and(u'rsu')dr=-[2/s+1](u''rs+1u')dr. Take it from there.

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The proved Kramer’s' relation of equation

rs-2a2s4(2l+1)2-s2-(2s+1)ars-1+s+1n2rs=0

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01

Determine the formula for Kramer's relation

The Kramer’s' relation is a relationship between the anticipated values of "nearby" powers of r for the hydrogen atom, named after the Dutch scientist Hans Kramers:

s+1n2rs-(2s+1)ars-1+a2s4(2l+1)2-s2rs-2=0

02

use the Bohr radius to rewrite the radial portion of the Schrodinger equation

Need to establish a relation:

s+1n2rs-(2s+1)ars-1+a2s4(2l+1)2-s2rs-2=0

Which is equal to a=4πεoħ2me2. Radial part of Schrodinger equation:

-u''+-e24πε02m21r+l(l+1)r2u=E2m2uE=-m22e24πε01n2-u''+-2ar+l(l+1)r2u=-1a2n2uu''=2ar+l(l+1)r2+1a2n2u

Calculate the following integral using the given hint:

(ursu'')dr=urs-2ar+l(l+1)r2+1a2n2udr=-2aurs-1udr+l(l+1)urs-2udr+1a2n2ursudr=-2ars-1+l(l+1)rs-2+1a2n2rs

But I'm still stumped on the left-hand side of the equation. Use partial integration in this case:

(ursu'')dr=ursu'|0-ddr(urs)u'dr=-(u'rs+surs-1u'dr=-u'rsu'dr-surs-1u'dr

And you'll have to do it twice more for these new unknown integrals:

ursu'dr=-ddr(urs)udr=-u'rsudr-srs-1

u'rsudr=ursu'drBecause radial functions are real, not complex.

2u'rsudr=-srs-1ursu'dr=-s2rs-1

03

Calculate first integral in equation u'rsu'dr-s  urs-1u'dr

In the equation, the first integral must be calculated. This is how we go about it:

(u''rs+1u')dr=-u'ddr(rs+1u')dr=-(s+1)u'rsu'dr-u'rs+1u''dr2(u''rs+1u')dr=-(s+1)u'rsu'dr

u'rsu'dr=-2s+1(u''rs+1u')dr

u''=-2ar+l(l+1)r2+1a2n2uu'rsu'dr=-2s+1-2ar+l(l+1)r2+1a2n2urs+1u'dr=-2s+1-2aursu'dr+l(l+1)urs-1u'dr+1a2n2urs+1u'dr

Using equation get:

u'rsu'dr=-2/s+1)sars-1+l(l+1)-s-12rs-2-1a2n2s+12rs=-2ass+1rs-1+s-1s+1l(l+1)rs-2+1n2a2rs

Equation on second page is:

(ursu'')dr=-u'rsu'dr-surs-1u'dr

On the left hand side, there is an equation from the second page, and on the right hand side, there are equations from the third page and an equation from the second page. All of those equations are now inserted into the previous expression:

-2ars-1+l(l+1)rs-2+1a2n2rs=2ass+1rs-1-s-1s+1l(l+1)rs-2-1n2a2rs+s(s-1)2rs-2rs-2l(l+1)1+s-1s+1-ss-12rs-1ss+1+1+2a2n2rs=0rs-2l(l+1)2ss+1-ss-122ar12s+1s+1+2a2n2rs=0a2(s+1)2

rs-2a2l(l+1)s-s(s2-1)4-(2s+1)ars-1+s+1n2rs=0rs-2a2s4(2l+1)2-s2-(2s+1)ars-1+s+1n2rs=0

The proved Kramer’s' relation of equation

rs-2a2s4(2l+1)2-s2-(2s+1)ars-1+s+1n2rs=0

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