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A simple approach to the Landau–Zener formula

Published 11 February 2010 • 2010 IOP Publishing Ltd
, , Citation Amar C Vutha 2010 Eur. J. Phys. 31 389 DOI 10.1088/0143-0807/31/2/016

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1 Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA

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  1. Received 10 November 2009
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Abstract

The Landau–Zener formula provides the probability of non-adiabatic transitions occurring when two energy levels are swept through an avoided crossing. The formula is derived here in a simple calculation that emphasizes the physics responsible for non-adiabatic population transfer.

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