Separability of center of mass and relative motion of hydrogen in very strong magnetic fields
Abstract
While hydrogen does not strictly separate into center of mass (CMS) and relative motion in a magnetic field, a judicious gauge choice does lead to a simple Hamiltonian whose form in a state of zero translational motion of the center of mass is that of a charged particle in a magnetic field plus a coulomb potential.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Ohio State Univ., Columbus (USA). Dept. of Physics
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6805407
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 6805407
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER/01545-284
TRN: 80-018910
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76ER01545
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; HYDROGEN; GAUGE INVARIANCE; QUANTUM MECHANICS; ATOMIC MODELS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PULSARS; SCHROEDINGER EQUATION; COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELEMENTS; EQUATIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICS; NONMETALS; WAVE EQUATIONS 640302* -- Atomic, Molecular & Chemical Physics-- Atomic & Molecular Properties & Theory
Citation Formats
Palmer, W.F., and Taylor, R.J. Separability of center of mass and relative motion of hydrogen in very strong magnetic fields. United States: N. p., 1980.
Web. doi:10.2172/6805407.
Palmer, W.F., & Taylor, R.J. Separability of center of mass and relative motion of hydrogen in very strong magnetic fields. United States. doi:10.2172/6805407.
Palmer, W.F., and Taylor, R.J. Tue .
"Separability of center of mass and relative motion of hydrogen in very strong magnetic fields". United States.
doi:10.2172/6805407. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6805407.
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author = {Palmer, W.F. and Taylor, R.J.},
abstractNote = {While hydrogen does not strictly separate into center of mass (CMS) and relative motion in a magnetic field, a judicious gauge choice does lead to a simple Hamiltonian whose form in a state of zero translational motion of the center of mass is that of a charged particle in a magnetic field plus a coulomb potential.},
doi = {10.2172/6805407},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980}
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