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Student difficulties with the corrections to the energy spectrum of the hydrogen atom for the intermediate field Zeeman effect
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Emily Marshman, Christof Keebaugh, and Chandralekha Singh
We discuss an investigation of student difficulties with the corrections to the energy spectrum of the hydrogen atom for the intermediate field Zeeman effect using the degenerate perturbation theory. The investigation was carried out in advanced quantum mechanics courses by administering free-response and multiple-choice questions and conducting individual interviews with students. We find that students share many common difficulties related to relevant physics concepts. In particular, students often struggled with mathematical sense-making in this context of quantum mechanics which requires interpretation of the implications of degeneracy in the unperturbed energy spectrum and how the Zeeman perturbation will impact the splitting of the energy levels. We discuss how the common difficulties often arise from the fact that applying linear algebra concepts correctly in this context with degeneracy in the energy spectrum is challenging for students.
Physics Education Research Conference 2018
Part of the PER Conference series Washington, DC: August 1-2, 2018
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=14821">Marshman, E, C. Keebaugh, and C. Singh. "Student difficulties with the corrections to the energy spectrum of the hydrogen atom for the intermediate field Zeeman effect." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2018, Washington, DC, August 1-2, 2018.</a>
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E. Marshman, C. Keebaugh, and C. Singh, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2018, Washington, DC, 2018, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14821&DocID=4968).
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E. Marshman, C. Keebaugh, and C. Singh, Student difficulties with the corrections to the energy spectrum of the hydrogen atom for the intermediate field Zeeman effect, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2018, Washington, DC, 2018, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14821&DocID=4968>.
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Marshman, E., Keebaugh, C., & Singh, C. (2018, August 1-2). Student difficulties with the corrections to the energy spectrum of the hydrogen atom for the intermediate field Zeeman effect. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2018, Washington, DC. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14821&DocID=4968
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Marshman, E, C. Keebaugh, and C. Singh. "Student difficulties with the corrections to the energy spectrum of the hydrogen atom for the intermediate field Zeeman effect." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2018, Washington, DC, August 1-2, 2018. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14821&DocID=4968 (accessed 18 April 2024).
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Marshman, Emily, Christof Keebaugh, and Chandralekha Singh. "Student difficulties with the corrections to the energy spectrum of the hydrogen atom for the intermediate field Zeeman effect." Physics Education Research Conference 2018. Washington, DC: 2018. of PER Conference. 18 Apr. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14821&DocID=4968>.
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Author = "Emily Marshman and Christof Keebaugh and Chandralekha Singh",
Title = {Student difficulties with the corrections to the energy spectrum of the hydrogen atom for the intermediate field Zeeman effect},
BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2018},
Address = {Washington, DC},
Series = {PER Conference},
Month = {August 1-2},
Year = {2018}
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