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Title: Aharonov-Bohm effect in quantum-to-classical correspondence of the Heisenberg principle

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. National Center for High-Performance Computing, No. 21, Nan-ke 3rd Road, Hsin-Shi, Tainan County 744, Taiwan (China)

The exact energy spectrum and wave function of a charged particle moving in the Coulomb field and Aharonov-Bohm's magnetic flux are solved by the nonintegrable phase factor. The universal formula for the matrix elements of the radial operator r{sup {alpha}} of arbitrary power {alpha} is given by an analytical solution. The difference between the classical limit of matrix elements of inverse radius in quantum mechanics and the Fourier components of the corresponding quantity for the pure Coulomb system in classical mechanics is examined in reference to the correspondence principle of Heisenberg. Explicit calculation shows that the influence of nonlocal Aharonov-Bohm effect exists even in the classical limit. The semiclassical quantization rule for systems containing the topological effect is presented in the light of Heisenberg's corresponding principle.

OSTI ID:
20633939
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Vol. 67, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.67.042109; (c) 2003 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English