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Maslov's quantization conditions for the bound states of the hydrogen atom (English)
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1986
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It is shown that Maslov's quantization condition determines the eigenvalues of the Schrödinger operator \(\hat H\) of the hydrogen atom, the angular momentum \({\hat \ell}_ 1\) and the Lenz operator \(\hat e{}_ 1\). One investigates eigenfunctions of \(\hat H\) which are also eigenfunctions of \({\hat \ell}_ 1\) and \(\hat e{}_ 1\), and the multiplicities of the eigenspaces for the hydrogen atom are determined. The Hamiltonian functions of \(\hat H\), \({\hat \ell}_ 1\), and \(\hat e{}_ 1\) are introduced and the associated level set L(E,\({\bar \ell}_ 1,\bar e_ 1)\) is defined. Then, it is proven that L(E,\({\bar \ell}_ 1,\bar e_ 1)\) satisfies Maslov's quantization conditions if and only if E, \({\bar \ell}_ 1\), and \(\bar e{}_ 1\) are eigenvalues of the operators \(\hat H\), \({\hat \ell}_ 1\) and respectively \(\hat e{}_ 1\). It is also shown that for each eigenvalue \(E=E_ n\) of \(\hat H\) the number of \(L(E_ n,{\bar \ell}_ 1,\bar e_ 1)\) satisfying the quantization condition is equal to the multiplicities of the eigenspaces of \(\hat H\) corresponding to \(E_ n\). It is concluded that an eigenvalue problem can be solved without using operator theory, but considering classical mechanics, the invariant Lagrangian submanifolds and Maslov's quantization condition.
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eigenvalue
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eigenspace multiplicity
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Lagrangian submanifold
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Maslov's quantization
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Schrödinger operator
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hydrogen atom
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