Angular momentum eigenstates of the isotropic 3-D harmonic oscillator: phase-space distributions and coalescence probabilities

DOI10.1016/J.AOP.2022.168960MaRDI QIDQ2159278zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Michael II Kordell, Rainer J. Fries, Che Ming Ko

Publication date 29 July 2022

Published in Annals of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.12269

zbMATH Keywords

coalescenceharmonic oscillatorrecombinationWigner distribution

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Harmonic, subharmonic, superharmonic functions in higher dimensions (31B05) Completeness of eigenfunctions and eigenfunction expansions in context of PDEs (35P10) Phase-space methods including Wigner distributions, etc. applied to problems in quantum mechanics (81S30) Particle decays (81U90) Nuclear physics (81V35) Atomic physics (81V45) Statistical mechanics of solids (82D20)

Abstract: The isotropic 3-dimensional harmonic oscillator potential can serve as an approximate description of many systems in atomic, solid state, nuclear, and particle physics. In particular, the question of 2 particles binding (or coalescing) into angular momentum eigenstates in such a potential has interesting applications. We compute the probabilities for coalescence of two distinguishable, non-relativistic particles into such a bound state, where the initial particles are represented by generic wave packets of given average positions and momenta. We use a phase-space formulation and hence need the Wigner distribution functions of angular momentum eigenstates in isotropic 3-dimensional harmonic oscillators. These distribution functions have been discussed in the literature before but we utilize an alternative approach to obtain these functions. Along the way, we derive a general formula that expands angular momentum eigenstates in terms of products of 1-dimensional harmonic oscillator eigenstates.

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