Tuesday, December 23, 2014

What Does It Mean to Be Excited

From the post "de Broglie Per Person"

\(2\pi a_{ \psi  }=n\lambda\)

\(h_n=2\pi a_{ \psi  }mc=mc.n\lambda\)

with \(n=1\).

\(2\pi a_{ \psi  }=\lambda_1\)

\(h_1=2\pi a_{ \psi  }mc=mc.\lambda_{1}\)

At \(_na_\psi\),

\(h_n=2\pi a_{\psi\,n}.mc=mc.\lambda_n\)

When a particle is excited we have,

\(h_{f}\rightarrow h_{i}\)

and

\(\lambda_{f}\rightarrow\lambda_{i}\)

And when the particle returns from an excited state, \(\lambda_{i}\) is applied to \(h_{f}\) and we formulate,

\(E_{i\rightarrow f}=h_{f}f_{i}=2\pi a_{ \psi\,_f  }.mc.f_{i}=\lambda_{f}mc.\cfrac{c}{\lambda_i}\)

which is the energy of the particle at \(h_f\).

Since,

\(2\pi a_{\psi\,n}=2\pi e^{ -\cfrac { Aa_{\psi\,n}+C }{ n^{ 2 } }  }= \lambda_{n}\)

\(\cfrac{\lambda_{f}}{\lambda_{i}}= e^{ -\cfrac { Aa_{\psi\,f}+C }{ n^{ 2 }_f }+\cfrac { Aa_{\psi\,i}+C }{ n^{ 2 }_i }  }\)  --- (*)

We have,

\(E_{i\rightarrow f}=mc^2.e^{ -\cfrac { Aa_{\psi\,f}+C }{ n^{ 2 }_f }+\cfrac { Aa_{\psi\,i}+C }{ n^{ 2 }_i }  }=\psi_f+x.F\)

The energy required at \(n_f\) is \(E_{i\rightarrow f}\), the energy in excess is \(x.F\), the work function.

\(E_{\Delta n}=E_{i\rightarrow f}-E_f=mc^2.e^{ -\cfrac { Aa_{\psi\,f}+C }{ n^{ 2 }_f }+\cfrac { Aa_{\psi\,i}+C }{ n^{ 2 }_i }  }-mc^2=x.F\)

\(E_{\Delta n}=mc^2\left\{e^{ -\cfrac { Aa_{\psi\,f}+C }{ n^{ 2 }_f }+\cfrac { Aa_{\psi\,i}+C }{ n^{ 2 }_i }  }-1\right\}=x.F\) --- (1)

where \(E_{\Delta n}\) is the energy gained by the particle.  In this case the, the particle loses energy and \(E_{\Delta n}\) is negative.

In this derivation, the Planck constant \(h\), is formulated for each solution of \(a_\psi\).  The resulting \(h_i\) is applied at the appropriate level to obtain \(\psi_i+x.F\), the work function.  \(x.F\) is emitted as a photon.

Alternatively,

\(\Delta E=E_{f}-E_{i}=mc^2-mc^2=0\)

What happened?

When we apply \(h_f\) to \(\lambda_i\), we are suggesting that a wave at \(\lambda_i\) is caught at energy level \(h_f\).  \(\lambda_i\) adjusts itself to \(\lambda_f\) and there are energy changes in the process.  When \(\lambda_i\) is due to a larger \(a_{\psi\,n}\), its amplitude is also smaller  (cf. post "H Bar And No Bar"; this amplitude need to be quantified).  When \(\lambda_i\) constrict to \(\lambda_f\) at energy state \(n=f\) it does so at smaller amplitude, it loses energy.


This lost in energy appears as the work function \(x.F\) and is emitted as a photon.  The material cools.  The wave will regain its amplitude as heat is applied.  In the diagram above we considered only the fundamental frequency, when \(2\pi a_{\psi\,n}=\lambda_n\).

In the post "Particle Spectrum", we took reference at \(n=1\), where \(h_o=h_1\).  The expressions for \(E_{\Delta n}\) and \(\lambda_p\) are valid when the final energy state is \(n=1\).

Intuitively, \(\psi\) has a longer path length at \(n_i\), the difference in energy \(E_{\Delta h}\) due to a change in \(h_n\) as the wave move from \(n_i\) to \(n_f\) is,

\(E_{\Delta h}=h_{f}f_i-h_{i}f_i=\cfrac{c}{\lambda_i}(h_{f}-h_{i})=\cfrac{c}{2\pi a_{\psi\,i}}(h_{f}-h_{i})\)

\(E_{\Delta h}=\cfrac{1}{a_{\psi\,i}}mc^2(a_{\psi\,f}-a_{\psi\,i})\)

\(E_{\Delta h}=mc^2(\cfrac{a_{\psi\,f}}{a_{\psi\,i}}-1)\)

\(E_{\Delta h}=mc^2\left(e^{ -\cfrac { Aa_{\psi\,f}+C }{ n^{ 2 }_f }+\cfrac { Aa_{\psi\,i}+C }{ n^{ 2 }_i }  }-1 \right)\)

Which is the same expression as (1).  Both derivations are equivalent.

\(\psi\) of a particle is excited to \(n_i\) energy state, \(a_\psi=a_{\psi\,i}\).  On its return to a lower \(n_f\) energy state, \(a_\psi=a_{\psi\,f}\) where \(a_{\psi\,f}\lt a_{\psi\,i}\), it loses energy in the form of a photon.

This is consistent with the observation of spectra lines, but this particle is not orbiting around any nucleus.

To be excited is then \(a_{\psi\,i}\rightarrow a_{\psi\,f}\) where \(a_{\psi\,f}\gt a_{\psi\,i}\); to have a higher \(a_\psi\).

Note: \(E_{\Delta h}\) and \(E_{\Delta n}\) are not the difference in energy as the particle move from \(n_i\) to \(n_f\) energy state.  But are energy changes as a result of \(h_n\) changes between energy states.

In all cases, for,

\(n_i\gt n_f\),    \(f_i\gt f_f\)

which is consistent with the post "Discreetly, Discrete λ And Discrete Frequency, f", unless the frequency profile is folded upwards.