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On the Ehrenfest theorem of quantum mechanics

Mathematical Physics 2015-05-13 v1 Functional Analysis math.MP

Abstract

We give a mathematically rigorous derivation of Ehrenfest's equations for the evolution of position and momentum expectation values, under general and natural assumptions which include atomic and molecular Hamiltonians with Coulomb interactions.

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@article{arxiv.0907.1877,
  title  = {On the Ehrenfest theorem of quantum mechanics},
  author = {Gero Friesecke and Mario Koppen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0907.1877},
  year   = {2015}
}

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To appear in J. Math. Phys