For a quantum mechanical system with spin quantum number S=2, the spin Hamiltonian H in a non-axisymmetric crystal field is given by:
H=DS^z2+E(S^x2−S^y2)where S^x,S^y,S^z are angular momentum operators for spin S=2 in units with ℏ=1, and D, E are positive constants.
This Hamiltonian is represented as a 5×5 Hermitian matrix in the basis of eigenstates ∣m⟩ (m=2,1,0,−1,−2) of S^z.
The secular equation determining the energy eigenvalues, with I as the identity matrix:
det(λI−H)=0has five eigenvalues λ1,λ2,λ3,λ4,λ5 (with multiplicity).
For the values of D and E given in the constraints, find the product of the five eigenvalues ∏i=15λi.
Give the value of λ1λ2λ3λ4λ5 as a positive integer.
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