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Wave functions of a particle with polarizability in the Coulomb potential

Mathematical Physics 2011-09-16 v1 math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

Quantum mechanical scalar particle with polarizability is considered in the presence of the Coulomb field. Separation of variables is performed with the use of Wigner DD-functions, the radial system of 15 equations is reduced to a single second order differential equation, which among the Coulomb term includes an additional interaction term of the form \sigma \alpha^{2} / M^{2}r^{4}. Various physical regimes exist that is demonstrated by examining the behavior of the curves of generalized squared radial momentum P^{2}(r). Eigenstates of the equations can be constructed in terms of double confluent Heun functions. Numerical analysis proves the existence of the bound states in the system; the lowest energy level and corresponding solution are calculated based on generalization of Ritz variational procedure.

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@article{arxiv.1109.3302,
  title  = {Wave functions of a particle with polarizability in the Coulomb potential},
  author = {V. Kisel and G. Krylov and E. Ovsiyuk and M. Amirfachrian and V. Red'kov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.3302},
  year   = {2011}
}

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13 pages, 10 figures, Report to 18 Conference NPCS-2011, May 17-20, 2011, Minsk, Belarus