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The s-wave implosion and explosion of free particles

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

A free quantum particle in two dimensions with vanishing angular momentum (s-wave) in the form of a ring-shaped wave packet feels an attractive force towards the center of the ring, leading first to an implosion followed by an explosion.

Cite

@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0110116,
  title  = {The s-wave implosion and explosion of free particles},
  author = {I. Bialynicki-Birula and M. A. Cirone and J. P. Dahl and M. Fedorov and W. P. Schleich},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0110116},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

4 pages, 1 PS figure, submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett

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