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Past exam of the advanced quantum physics course of the University of Cambridge 2012 Paper 1 1 b Solution by
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For the linear rigid rotor, and the electric electric dipole moment interaction is . The isotropic state has no first-order shift. Its only coupled rotational state is , at gap , giving the quadratic Stark shift of a polar linear rotorUsing and the supplied I and d givesThe negative sign is the expected second-order Stark effect of a nondegenerate ground state. The mixing parameter is small, supporting the weak-field estimate. The constants h and use their defined SI values; no molecular input beyond the supplied data is needed.
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