Anomalies in quantum mechanics: The 1/r2 potential

DOI10.1119/1.1456071zbMATH Open1219.81158arXivquant-ph/0202091OpenAlexW3102630101MaRDI QIDQ3088694FDOQ3088694

Sidney A. Coon, Barry R. Holstein

Publication date: 19 August 2011

Published in: American Journal of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: An anomaly is said to occur when a symmetry that is valid classically becomes broken as a result of quantization. Although most manifestations of this phenomenon are in the context of quantum field theory, there are at least two cases in quantum mechanics--the two dimensional delta function interaction and the 1/r^2 potential. The former has been treated in this journal; in this article we discuss the physics of the latter together with experimental consequences.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0202091

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General mathematical topics and methods in quantum theory (81Q99) Symmetry breaking in quantum theory (81R40)

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