# perturbation theory quantum mechanics

The LibreTexts libraries are Powered by MindTouch® and are supported by the Department of Education Open Textbook Pilot Project, the UC Davis Office of the Provost, the UC Davis Library, the California State University Affordable Learning Solutions Program, and Merlot. Let us proceed to compute the second-order term in this series as well. The notation MP2/basis set 2//HF/basis set 1 specifies that the level of theory (i.e., both basis set and method) after the double slash, HF/basis set 1 in the current example, is used for geometry optimization. This is understandable, since the reference-system potential is considerably softer than the full potential in the region close to the minimum in v(r). Since the pair distribution function has its maximum value in the same range of r, fluctuations in the total perturbation energy WN, and hence the numerical values of F2, are large. Figure 5.2. Single-point energy calculations employing the MP2/basis set 2 are carried out at the stationary points (minima or transition states) determined at the HF/basis set 1 level of theory. Various forms of perturbation theory were developed already in the 18th and the 19th centuries, particularly in connection with astronomical calculations. Introducing a scaling parameter in the perturbation operator, the exact solution, for example, the wavefunction is written as a power series, Derivation of the PT terms, Ψ(n) usually proceeds via substitution of expansion Eq. But often people are not introduced to it until a quantum mechanics course, probably because there's not enough time to look at nontrivial (i.e. In quantum mechanics, perturbation theory is a set of approximation schemes directly related to mathematical perturbation for describing a complicated quantum system in terms of a simpler one. Perturbation theory (PT) is nowadays a standard subject of undergraduate courses on quantum mechanics; its emergence is however connected to the classical mechanical problem of planetary motion.1 The word “perturbation” stems from Latin “turba, turbae,” meaning “disturbance.” The name reflects the essence of the general approach, that is, (i) generating a first approximation by taking into account the dominant effect (e.g., interaction between the planet and the Sun) and (ii) correcting for a comparatively small disturbance (e.g., interaction with other planets). Publisher Summary. The perturbation associated with the non-additivity is simply, and the first-order correction to the excess free energy provided by (5.3.6) therefore reduces to. This resembles the more widely studied square-well potential of Figure 1.2a, but with the attractive well replaced by a repulsive barrier or ‘shoulder’ of height ∊ and width Δd, where d is the hard-sphere diameter. With the advent of quantum mechanics in the 20th century a wide new field for perturbation theory emerged. To find the 1st-order energy correction due to some perturbing potential, beginwith the unperturbed eigenvalue problem If some perturbing Hamiltonian is added to the unperturbed Hamiltonian, thetotal H… Perturbation Theory, Semiclassical. However, this has proved to be very difficult without additional simplifications. It cannot be stressed enough that if the PT assumption is not valid, the wave functions and energies generated are not valid. asked Oct 24 at 4:41. user276420 user276420. 1994, 33, 5122–5130. An additional factor 2xAxB appears compared with (5.3.6) because the perturbation affects only the A-B interaction. FIG. Ingvar Lindgren, in Advances in Quantum Chemistry, 2017. As we saw in Section 3.10, positive non-additivity in mixtures of hard spheres is expected to drive a fluid–fluid phase separation above a critical density ρc. This well-organized and comprehensive text gives an in-depth study of the fundamental principles of Quantum Mechanics in one single volume. Figure 8. We begin with a Hamiltonian $$\hat{H}^0$$ having known eigenkets and eigenenergies: $\hat{H}^o | n^o \rangle = E_n^o | n^o \rangle \label{7.4.1}$. Missed the LibreFest? Perturbation theory (in quantum mechanics) is a set of approximation schemes for reducing the mathematical analysis of a complicated quantum system to a simpler mathematical solution. Although most books on these subjects include a section offering an overview of perturbation theory, few, if any, take a practical approach that addresses its actual implementation Such a situation arises in the case of the square-shoulder potential pictured in Figure 5.2. Three separations of the Lennard-Jones potential that have been used in perturbation-theory calculations: MK, by McQuarrie and Katz:17 BH, by Barker and Henderson;13 WCA, by Weeks, Chandler and Andersen.19 Full curves: the reference-system potential; dashes: the perturbation. Perturbation theory is used in a … A.1 Introduction Another review topic that we discuss here is time{independent perturbation theory because Consider, for example, the Schrödinger equation initial-value problem. which is suitable for an iterative solution. {E=E^{0}+E^{1}} \\ is small in some sense. The form of perturbation theory described in Section 5.2 is well suited to deal with weak, smoothly varying perturbations but serious or even insurmountable difficulties appear when a short-range, repulsive, singular or rapidly varying perturbation is combined with a hard-sphere reference potential. energy) due to the growing denominator in Equation \ref{energy1}. L.D. One such case is the one-dimensional problem of free particles perturbed by a localized potential of strength $$\lambda$$. In particular, the two estimates of the critical density (ρcd3≈0.41) differ by only about 1%. Olefin and carbonyl insertion, oxidative addition/reductive elimination, and many other prototypical organometallic reaction pathways of interest in catalysis and catalytic reactions are studied largely with HF, MP2, and MP2/HF approaches. Perturbation theory is applicable if the problem at hand cannot be solved exactly, but can be formulated by adding a "small" term to the mathematical description of the exactly solvable problem. Perturbation theory is a powerful tool for solving a wide variety of problems in applied mathematics, a tool particularly useful in quantum mechanics and chemistry. 6. The calculation of F2 from (5.2.15) requires further approximations to be made, and although the hard-sphere data that allow such a calculation are available in analytical form18 the theory is inevitably more awkward to handle than is the case when a first-order treatment is adequate. The equations thus generated are solved one by one to give progressively more accurate results. The assumption that Ĥ(0) incorporates the dominant effects is expressed by stating that the operator of perturbation. Koga and Morokuma conclude their review by pointing out that for organometallics “…to obtain a reliable energetics, it is necessary to take into account the electron correlation effect, even if the single determinantal wave function is a good starting point.”. Appropriate for the postgraduate courses, the book deals with both relativistic and non-relativistic quantum mechanics. © 1993 American Chemical Society. The present, concise module resorts to a general summary of some formal aspects of time-independent PT and a brief presentation of applications for describing electron correlation in molecular systems. For further references on Perturbation methods for differential equations see Kevorkian and Cole (1996) and O'Malley (1991). At high densities, on the other hand, the hard-sphere diameter calculated for the WCA separation may correspond to a packing fraction lying in the metastable region beyond the fluid–solid transition. Perturbation theory is another approach to finding approximate solutions to a problem, by starting from the exact solution of a related, simpler problem. The harmonic oscillator wavefunctions are often written in terms of $$Q$$, the unscaled displacement coordinate: $| \Psi _v (x) \rangle = N_v'' H_v (\sqrt{\alpha} Q) e^{-\alpha Q^2/ 2} \nonumber$, $\alpha =1/\sqrt{\beta} = \sqrt{\dfrac{k \mu}{\hbar ^2}} \nonumber$, $N_v'' = \sqrt {\dfrac {1}{2^v v!}} 20 kJ mol− 1 for Cp models and less (12–16 kJ mol) for larger Cp* derivatives.24 Pyykkö and co-workers have published extensively on aurophilic interactions and have even proposed a recipe for quantification of the aurophilic interaction as the difference between HF and MP2 binding energies.25 Colacio et al.26 have even hypothesized about the utilization of aurophilic attractions, which are thought to be on the order of weak hydrogen bonds, for crystal engineering of Au(i) complexes on the basis of MP2 calculations combined with relativistic pseudopotentials. and evaluate derivatives of the secular determinant with respect to λ (implying a spectral method for the solution of the Schrödinger equation). It’s just there to keep track of the orders of magnitudes of the various terms. Perturbation Theory in Quantum Mechanics. Cundari, in Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry III, 2007. Such a combined approach avoids the need to calculate the energy derivatives at the higher level of theory, which are often very expensive, or which early on in the development of computational chemistry were often not available. This is not necessarily true, however, because there is now the extra flexibility provided by the arbitrary separation of the potential into a reference part, v0(r), and a perturbation, w(r). Perturbative Expansions, Convergence of. The square-shoulder potential has been adopted as a crude model of the interaction between metal ions of high atomic number such as Cs+, which undergo electronic transitions at high pressures, and of the interactions in certain colloidal systems. Estimate the energy of the ground-state wavefunction within first-order perturbation theory of a system with the following potential energy, \[V(x)=\begin{cases} An expression for the first-order correction to the pair distribution function of the reference system has also been derived.17, Figure 5.3. This has been confirmed by computer simulations, including Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo calculations15 for a binary mixture with xA=xB and Δ=0.2. Notice that each unperturbed wavefunction that can "mix" to generate the perturbed wavefunction will have a reciprocally decreasing contribution (w.r.t. \endgroup – knzhou Feb 22 '19 at 16:19 A constant perturbation of amplitude V is applied to t0 . The task is to find how these eigenstates and eigenenergies change if a small term $$H^1$$ (an external field, for example) is added to the Hamiltonian, so: \[ ( \hat{H}^0 + \hat{H}^1 ) | n \rangle = E_n | n \rangle \label{7.4.2}$. The Hamiltonian of the interest can be split into two parts: A Hermitian operator H^0 comprises the dominant part of the total Hamiltonian, the solutions of which are already known, i.e. Sign in ... questions Lecture notes, lectures 1 - 10 - Quantum mechanics - slides Notes 10 - Central Potential Notes 14 - Spin Notes 16 - Identical Particles Tutorial Problem Sheet 01. Solving the higher-order problems is equally easy. FIG. The perturbation should be small in comparison with the eigenvalues of H^; this is expressed by the condition, The state vectors obey an intermediate normalisation condition which is. $$\lambda$$ is purely a bookkeeping device: we will set it equal to 1 when we are through! {E=\frac{1}{2} h v+\gamma \frac{3}{4 a^2}} Another point to consider is that many of these matrix elements will equal zero depending on the symmetry of the $$\{| n^o \rangle \}$$ basis and $$H^1$$ (e.g., some $$\langle m^o | H^1| n^o \rangle$$ integrals in Equation $$\ref{7.4.24}$$ could be zero due to the integrand having an odd symmetry; see Example $$\PageIndex{3}$$). Perturbation methods, as the name implies, are built on the assumption that the excited states generated from the HF reference wave function are a perturbation or small correction to the overall wave function. Use perturbation theory to estimate the energy of the ground-state wavefunction associated with this Hamiltonian, $\hat{H} = \dfrac{-\hbar}{2m} \dfrac{d^2}{dx^2} + \dfrac{1}{2} kx^2 + \gamma x^4 \nonumber.$, The model that we are using is the harmonic oscillator model which has a Hamiltonian, $H^{0}=-\frac{\hbar}{2 m} \frac{d^2}{dx^2}+\dfrac{1}{2} k x^2 \nonumber$, To find the perturbed energy we approximate it using Equation \ref{7.4.17.2}, $E^{1}= \langle n^{0}\left|H^{1}\right| n^{0} \rangle \nonumber$, where is the wavefunction of the ground state harmonic oscillator, $n^{0}=\left(\frac{a}{\pi}\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)} e^{-\frac{ax^2}{2}} \nonumber$, When we substitute in the Hamiltonian and the wavefunction we get, $E^{1}=\left\langle\left(\frac{a}{\pi}\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)} e^{-\frac{ax^2}{2}}\right|\gamma x^{4}\left|\left(\frac{a}{\pi}\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)} e^{-\frac{ax^2}{2}} \right \rangle \nonumber$. Second, and more importantly, the appropriateness of the HF-reference wave function depends on the property of interest. At the MP2 level of theory (same basis set used for both HF-geometry optimization and MP2 single-point energy evaluation), the energy ordering is substantially reversed. Time-independent and time-dependent PT is a classification often used to distinguish the case where stationary solutions are looked for from the situation where Vˆ depends explicitly on time. Chem. Thus the sum of the two leading terms is equal to −4.42, whereas the resulted obtained for the total excess free energy from Monte Carlo calculations16 is βF/N = −4.87. If energetic properties are paramount, then more stringent methods are typically required. The strategy is to expand the true wavefunction and corresponding eigenenergy as series in $$\hat{H}^1/\hat{H}^o$$. For example, the first order perturbation theory has the truncation at $$\lambda=1$$. † Shankar, Principles of Quantum Mechanics, Ch. The summations in Equations $$\ref{7.4.5}$$, $$\ref{7.4.6}$$, and $$\ref{7.4.10}$$ can be truncated at any order of $$\lambda$$. 107 Now we introduce a formal projection operator P^, as an effect of which the perturbation is switched off, i.e. Abu-Hasanayn et al. The standard protocol for many computational studies of organometallics in the 1980s and 1990s entailed HF geometry optimization, followed by MP2 calculation of more accurate energetics at the stationary point thus obtained,18 denoted MP2/basis set 2//HF/basis set 1 in the Pople notation. for the known unperturbed ket |ϕi〉 which yields the best approximation to the perturbed function |ψn〉. 7.4: Perturbation Theory Expresses the Solutions in Terms of Solved Problems, [ "article:topic", "Perturbation Theory", "showtoc:no", "source[1]-chem-13437" ], 7.3: Trial Functions Can Be Linear Combinations of Functions That Also Contain Variational Parameters, First-Order Expression of Energy ($$\lambda=1$$), First-Order Expression of Wavefunction ($$\lambda=1$$), harmonic oscillator wavefunctions being even, information contact us at info@libretexts.org, status page at https://status.libretexts.org, However, the denominator argues that terms in this sum will be weighted by states that are of. The first steps in flowchart for applying perturbation theory (Figure $$\PageIndex{1}$$) is to separate the Hamiltonian of the difficult (or unsolvable) problem into a solvable one with a perturbation. To avoid a discontinuity at r = rm, w(r) is set equal to –ε for r < rm and v0 (r) is shifted upwards by a compensating amount. The function yn(x) is obtained by integrating the product Q(x) yn − 1(x) twice: Recovering the function y(x) from the perturbation series (12) is straightforward because, as we will now show, this series is rapidly convergent if Q(x) is continuous. As an example, we take, from our study with the group of Holland (University of Rochester), the model three-coordinate, dinitrogen complex, L′FeNNFeL′(L′ = β-diketiminate model ligand), Figure 7.29 From test calculations using MC methods, it is seen that there exists a dense manifold of a septet ground state (7B3) and five close energy-excited states of different multiplicities and symmetry: 1A, 5A, 3B3, 3A, and 5B3. Phase diagram in the concentration-density plane for a binary mixture of non-additive hard spheres with Δ=0.2. Application of PT for quantum systems has a rich history, comprising for example, treatment of intermolecular interactions,10,11 relativistic effects,12,13 electron correlation,14–17 anharmonic molecular vibrations,18,19 or the description of light–matter interaction.20,21 We do not endeavor to cover all these subjects here. In the following we assume that the reader is already familiar with the elements of PT and intend to give an advanced level account. In another approach, pioneered by the group of Tsukada, a more detailed numerical representation of the wavefunction is adopted: the wavefunctions are calculated on a mesh of points and full self-consistency is achieved between the wavefunctions and the electronic potential. Figure 7. As Figure 5.5 reveals, the effect of dividing v(r) at r = σ is to include in the perturbation the rapidly varying part of the potential between r = σ and the minimum at r = rm ≈ 1.122σ. We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content and ads. 11. 148 LECTURE 17. (2) into the Schrödinger equation and collecting terms of the same order. Using Equation $$\ref{7.4.17}$$ for the first-order term in the energy of the ground-state, $E_n^1 = \langle n^o | H^1 | n^o \rangle \nonumber$, with the wavefunctions known from the particle in the box problem, $| n^o \rangle = \sqrt{\dfrac{2}{L}} \sin \left ( \dfrac {n \pi}{L} x \right) \nonumber$. so that Ei0 are the eigenvalues and |ϕi〉the eigenfunctions of the unperturbed HamiltonianH^0. The ket $$|n^i \rangle$$ is multiplied by $$\lambda^i$$ and is therefore of order $$(H^1/H^o)^i$$. $$\hat{H}^{o}$$ is the Hamitonian for the standard Harmonic Oscillator with, $$\hat{H}^{1}$$ is the pertubtiation $\hat{H}^{1} = \epsilon x^3 \nonumber$. \begin{array}{c} We also acknowledge previous National Science Foundation support under grant numbers 1246120, 1525057, and 1413739. A.J. $E_n^1 = \int_0^L \sqrt{\dfrac{2}{L}} \sin \left ( \dfrac {n \pi}{L} x \right) V_o \sqrt{\dfrac{2}{L}} \sin \left ( \dfrac {n \pi}{L} x \right) dx \nonumber$, or better yet, instead of evaluating this integrals we can simplify the expression, $E_n^1 = \langle n^o | H^1 | n^o \rangle = \langle n^o | V_o | n^o \rangle = V_o \langle n^o | n^o \rangle = V_o \nonumber$, so via Equation $$\ref{7.4.17.2}$$, the energy of each perturbed eigenstate is, \begin{align*} E_n &\approx E_n^o + E_n^1 \\[4pt] &\approx \dfrac{h^2}{8mL^2}n^2 + V_o \end{align*}. Let M be the maximum value of ∣Q(x)∣ on the interval 0 ≤ x ≤ a. Fisher, in Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry (Third Edition), 2017. Equation $$\ref{7.4.13}$$ is the key to finding the first-order change in energy $$E_n^1$$. of Physics, Osijek 17. listopada 2012. Changing this into integral form, and combining the wavefunctions, \begin{align*} E^{1} &=\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\left(\frac{a}{\pi}\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)} e^{\frac{-ax^2}{2}} \gamma x^{4} dx \\[4pt] &=\gamma\left(\frac{a}{\pi}\right)^{\frac{1}{2}} \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} x^{4} e^{-a x^2} d x \end{align*}, $\int_{0}^{\infty} x^{2 \pi} e^{-a x^2} dx=\frac{1 \cdot 3 \cdot 5 \ldots (2 n-1)}{2^{m+1} a^{n}}\left(\frac{\pi}{a}\right)^{\frac{1}{2}} \nonumber$, Where we plug in $$\mathrm{n}=2$$ and $$\mathrm{a}=\alpha$$ for our integral, \begin{aligned}E^{1} &=2 \gamma\left(\frac{a}{\pi}\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)} \int_{0}^{\infty} x^{4} e^{-a x^2} d x \\ Although small, the tunnelling matrix element through the vacuum is not the smallest energy scale in the problem. Estimate the energy of the ground-state wavefunction associated with the Hamiltonian using perturbation theory, \[ \hat{H} = \dfrac{-\hbar}{2m} \dfrac{d^2}{dx^2} + \dfrac{1}{2} kx^2 + \epsilon x^3 \nonumber. For this case, we can rewrite the Hamiltonian as, The first order perturbation is given by Equation $$\ref{7.4.17}$$, which for this problem is, $E_n^1 = \langle n^o | \epsilon x^3 | n^o \rangle \nonumber$, Notice that the integrand has an odd symmetry (i.e., $$f(x)=-f(-x)$$) with the perturbation Hamiltonian being odd and the ground state harmonic oscillator wavefunctions being even. A very good treatment of perturbation theory is in Sakurai’s book –J.J. A critical feature of the technique is a middle step that breaks the problem into "solvable" and "perturbation" parts. The first step in a perturbation theory problem is to identify the reference system with the known eigenstates and energies. This effect has been predicted theoretically when the tip–sample separation drops below about 3 Å; it tends to result in a lowering of the potential energy for an electron in the vacuum and a collapse of the tunnelling barrier. This book can be considered the ﬁrst of a set of books. \infty & x< 0 \; and\; x> L \end{cases} \nonumber\]. Pyykkö and co-workers studied interactions between heavy metal complexes of bis(cyclopentadienyl) and bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) of the main group metal ions Tl(i) and In(i). The arrow marks the position of the minimum in the full pair potential; at larger values of r the Barker-Henderson and WCA choices of perturbation are the same. In a very interesting study of metal and ligand effects, Abu-Hasanayn and co-workers obtained excellent agreement with experimental thermodynamics using the higher order MP4(SDTQ) (i.e., Fourth order Møller–Plesset perturbation theory with single, double, triple, and quadruple excitations) for the study of H2 oxidative-addition reactions as a function of ligand for a series of iridium Vaska-type complexes trans-Ir(PH3)2(CO)X (X = univalent, anionic ligand), Table 1.19,20 Modeling of kinetics, which is of course central to organometallic catalysis, requires an accurate modeling of transition states, for which correlation effects are typically more important than for the ground-state reactants and products they connect. A critical feature of the technique is a middle step that breaks the problem into "solvable" and "perturbative" parts. Time-independent nondegenerate perturbation theory Time-independent degenerate perturbation theory Time-dependent perturbation theory Literature Perturbation theory Quantum mechanics 2 - Lecture 2 Igor Luka cevi c UJJS, Dept. Philosophy of Science, Mathematical Models in. For this system, the unperturbed Hamilonian and solutions is the particle in an infiinitely high box and the perturbation is a shift of the potential within the box by $$V_o$$. One area in which MPn methods still maintain some degree of primacy over DFT in organometallic chemistry involves the modeling of metal–metal interactions, particularly those for which van der Waals and London/dispersion type interactions are often significant. Many textbook examples of the utilization of MPn calculations in organometallic chemistry can be found in the classic 1991 review by Koga and Morokuma.18 DFT receives only scant mention in the Koga–Morokuma review. The first step in any perturbation problem is to write the Hamiltonian in terms of a unperturbed component that the solutions (both eigenstates and energy) are known and a perturbation component (Equation $$\ref{7.4.2}$$). Since in these formulae summation over all excited electronic states occurs, the present form of the perturbation theory used to be termed the sum-over-states perturbation theory. First-Order Perturbation Theory 1 A number of important relationships in quantum mechanics that describe rate processes come from st order P.T. So. Many studies have focused on organometallics of closed-shell d10-metals due to their interesting photochemical and photophysical properties, especially Au(i), and the term aurophilic attraction has been coined to describe the gold–gold interaction. Calculated energies for addition of H2 to rhodium Vaska-type complexes. This chapter discusses perturbation theory.It describes perturbations independent of time, the secular equation, perturbations depending on time, transitions in the continuous spectrum, intermediate states, the uncertainty relation for energy, and quasi-stationary states. It is truncating this series as a finite number of steps that is the approximation. The operator H^′ —the perturbation—comprises the rest of the total Hamiltonian. The expression for the excess Helmholtz free energy given by (5.2.8) remains valid, with λ0=0 and λ1=1, but the derivatives of VN(λ) or, equivalently, of WN(λ) with respect to λ are now, Substitution of (5.3.4) in (5.2.8) leads to an expansion of the free energy, usually called the f-expansion, which starts as. Using Equation $$\ref{7.4.17}$$ for the first-order term in the energy of the any state, \begin{align*} E_n^1 &= \langle n^o | H^1 | n^o \rangle \\[4pt] &= \int_0^{L/2} \sqrt{\dfrac{2}{L}} \sin \left ( \dfrac {n \pi}{L} x \right) V_o \sqrt{\dfrac{2}{L}} \sin \left ( \dfrac {n \pi}{L} x \right) dx + \int_{L/2}^L \sqrt{\dfrac{2}{L}} \sin \left ( \dfrac {n \pi}{L} x \right) 0 \sqrt{\dfrac{2}{L}} \sin \left ( \dfrac {n \pi}{L} x \right) dx \end{align*}, The second integral is zero and the first integral is simplified to, $E_n^1 = \dfrac{2}{L} \int_0^{L/2} V_o \sin^2 \left( \dfrac {n \pi}{L} x \right) dx \nonumber$, \begin{align*} E_n^1 &= \dfrac{2V_o}{L} \left[ \dfrac{-1}{2 \dfrac{\pi n}{a}} \cos \left( \dfrac {n \pi}{L} x \right) \sin \left( \dfrac {n \pi}{L} x \right) + \dfrac{x}{2} \right]_0^{L/2} \\[4pt] &= \dfrac{2V_o}{\cancel{L}} \dfrac{\cancel{L}}{4} = \dfrac{V_o}{2} \end{align*}, The energy of each perturbed eigenstate, via Equation $$\ref{7.4.17.2}$$, is, \begin{align*} E_n &\approx E_n^o + \dfrac{V_o}{2} \\[4pt] &\approx \dfrac{h^2}{8mL^2}n^2 + \dfrac{V_o}{2} \end{align*}. ; here we list some of the order of the critical density ( ρcd3≈0.41 differ. 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