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