Applying quantum mechanics to macroscopic and mesoscopic systems
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, , 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, . The quantum of action, , 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: , 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}
}