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Two-body problem on spaces of constant curvature

Mathematical Physics 2007-05-23 v4 Differential Geometry math.MP

Abstract

The two-body problem with a central interaction on simply connected constant curvature spaces of an arbitrary dimension is considered. The explicit expression for the quantum two-body Hamiltonian via a radial differential operator and generators of the isometry group is found. We construct a self-adjoint extension of this Hamiltonian. Some its exact spectral series are calculated for several potential in the space S3{\bf S}^3. We describe also the reduced classical mechanical system on a homogeneous space of a Lie group in terms of the coadjoint action of this group. Using this approach the description of the reduced classical two-body problem on constant curvature spaces is given.

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@article{arxiv.math-ph/0501015,
  title  = {Two-body problem on spaces of constant curvature},
  author = {A. V. Shchepetilov and I. E. Stepanova},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0501015},
  year   = {2007}
}

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