Effective polar potential in the central force Schrödinger equation
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Publication:3551061
DOI10.1088/0143-0807/31/1/014zbMATH Open1188.81073arXiv1001.3693OpenAlexW3104685608MaRDI QIDQ3551061
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Publication date: 8 April 2010
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Abstract: The angular part of the Schrodinger equation for a central potential is brought to the one-dimensional 'Schrodinger form' where one has a kinetic energy plus potential energy terms. The resulting polar potential is seen to be a family of potentials characterized by the square of the magnetic quantum number m. It is demonstrated that this potential can be viewed as a confining potential that attempts to confine the particle to the xy-plane, with a strength that increases with increasing m. Linking the solutions of the equation to the conventional solutions of the angular equation, i.e. the associated Legendre functions, we show that the variation in the spatial distribution of the latter for different values of the orbital angular quantum number l can be viewed as being a result of 'squeezing' with different strengths by the introduced 'polar potential'.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1001.3693
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