How to split the electron in one dimension
Condensed Matter
2007-05-23 v1 Quantum Physics
Abstract
Using the example of the Davydov soliton - a large acoustic polaron in one dimension - we demonstrate that the electron wave function can be fissioned in two or more long-lived, well-localized and spatially arbitrarily far separated fragments. The phenomenon of wave function splitting is a result of the electron-medium interaction, and takes place under a variety of conditions provided the initial wave function of the electron is localized and has at least one node.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0103174,
title = {How to split the electron in one dimension},
author = {Eugene B. Kolomeisky and T. J. Newman and J. P. Straley},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0103174},
year = {2007}
}
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4 pages, 2 figures