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Two deltons: An inseparable Schrödinger equation
Author(s) -
Caylor McKinney Paul
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
international journal of quantum chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-461X
pISSN - 0020-7608
DOI - 10.1002/qua.20022
Subject(s) - dirac delta function , wave function , schrödinger equation , dirac equation , symmetry (geometry) , function (biology) , dirac (video compression format) , simple (philosophy) , mathematical physics , physics , schrödinger's cat , mathematics , quantum mechanics , philosophy , geometry , epistemology , evolutionary biology , neutrino , biology
Inseparable Schrödinger equations usually cannot be solved analytically. Most often their solutions are obtained numerically. It would be helpful to have an inseparable Schrödinger equation whose solution can be completely calculated. Perhaps more can be learned about appropriate wave function solutions of complex problems if the solutions of an inseparable Schrödinger equation, solved in terms of simple functions, are available. Such a study is possible using the Dirac delta function as the potential energy for two particles moving on a line. The Dirac delta function problem leads naturally to a consideration of the wave functions' symmetry properties. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2004