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Applying quantum mechanics to macroscopic and mesoscopic systems

General Physics 2012-02-10 v1

Abstract

There exists a paradigm in which Quantum Mechanics is an exclusively developed theory to explain phenomena on a microscopic scale. As the Planck's constant is extremely small, h1034J.sh\sim10^{-34}{J.s}, and as in the relation of de Broglie the wavelength is inversely proportional to the momentum; for a mesoscopic or macroscopic object the Broglie wavelength is very small, and consequently the undulatory behavior of this object is undetectable. In this paper we show that with a particle oscillating around its classical trajectory, the action is an integer multiple of a quantum of action, S=nhoS = nh_{o}. The quantum of action, hoh_{o}, which plays a role equivalent to Planck's constant, is a free parameter that must be determined and depends on the physical system considered. For a mesoscopic and macroscopic system: hohh_{o}\gg h, this allows us to describe these systems with the formalism of quantum mechanics.

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@article{arxiv.1202.1876,
  title  = {Applying quantum mechanics to macroscopic and mesoscopic systems},
  author = {N. Poveda T. and N. Vera-Villamizar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1202.1876},
  year   = {2012}
}
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