A quantum system, with Hamiltonian H0, has continuous energy eigenstates ∣E⟩ for all E≥0, and also a discrete eigenstate ∣0⟩, with H0∣0⟩=E0∣0⟩,⟨0∣0⟩=1,E0>0. A time-independent perturbation H1, such that ⟨E∣H1∣0⟩=0, is added to H0. If the system is initially in the state ∣0⟩ obtain the formula for the decay rate
w=ℏ2πρ(E0)∣⟨E0∣H1∣0⟩∣2,
where ρ is the density of states.
[You may assume that t1(21ωsin21ωt)2 behaves like 2πδ(ω) for large t.]
Assume that, for a particle moving in one dimension,
H0=E0∣0⟩⟨0∣∣∣∣∣+∫−∞∞p2∣∣∣∣∣p⟩⟨p∣dp,H1=f∫−∞∞(∣p⟩⟨0∣+∣0⟩⟨p∣)dp
where ⟨p′∣p⟩=δ(p′−p), and f is constant. Obtain w in this case.