Spin-orbit splitting of the first excited two-electron oscillator level ($\Delta E=\lambda {\hslash }^2[J(J+1)-L(L+1)-S(S+1)]/2$)

For the interaction $\lambda \mathbf{S}\cdot \mathbf{L}$ built from the total two-electron spin and orbital angular momentum, set $\mathbf{J}=\mathbf{L}+\mathbf{S}$. The spin-dot-product eigenvalue identity then gives the shift in the title. In the first excited two-electron oscillator manifold, the singlet has $L=1,S=0,J=1$ and zero shift with multiplicity three. The triplet has $L=S=1$, with $J=0,1,2$ shifts $-2\lambda {\hslash }^2,-\lambda {\hslash }^2,+\lambda {\hslash }^2$ and multiplicities $1,3,5$.

The multiplicities sum to twelve, and their weighted shift sums to zero. The specified interaction preserves both $L^2$ and $S^2$; it is distinct from summing separate single-electron spin-orbit interactions. Its shifts are exact within this model's invariant oscillator manifold, with weak coupling ensuring the original level ordering remains useful.