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Quantum and classical solutions for free particle in wedge billiards

Chaotic Dynamics 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

We have studied the quantum and classical solutions of a particle constrained to move inside a sector circular billiard with angle θw\theta_w and its pacman complement with angle 2πθw2\pi-\theta_w. In these billiards rotational invariance is broken and angular momentum is no longer a conserved quantum number. The "fractional" angular momentum quantum solutions are given in terms of Bessel functions of fractional order, with indices λp=pπθw\lambda_p={p\pi \over {\theta_w}}, p=1,2,...p=1,2,... for the sector and μq=qπ2πθw\mu_q={q\pi \over {2\pi - \theta_w}}, q=1,2...q=1,2... for the pacman. We derive a ``duality'' relation between both fractional indices given by λp=pμq2μqq\lambda_p={{p\mu_q} \over {2\mu_q - q}} and μq=qλp2λpp\mu_q = {{q\lambda_p} \over {2\lambda_p - p}}. We find that the average of the angular momentum L^z\hat L_z is zero but the average of L^z2\hat L^2_z has as eigenvalues λp2\lambda_p^2 and μq2\mu_q^2. We also make a connection of some classical solutions to their quantum wave eigenfunction counterparts.

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@article{arxiv.nlin/0008037,
  title  = {Quantum and classical solutions for free particle in wedge billiards},
  author = {A. Gongora-T and Jorge V. Jose and S. Schaffner and P. H. E. Tiesinga},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nlin/0008037},
  year   = {2009}
}

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10 pages and two PostScript figures