Published 2020 | Version v1
Journal article

The hydrogen atom in momentum space

  • 1. Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Institute of Quantum Physics, 83 Lemontov Street, Irkutsk 664074 (Russian Federation)
  • 2. Simon Fraser University, Department of Mathematics, Centre for Experimental and Constructive Mathematics, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6 (Canada)
  • 3. Universidad de Costa Rica, Escuela de Quimica, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San Jose 11501-2060 (Costa Rica)

Description

To complement the existing descriptions of amplitude functions for the hydrogen atom in the coordinate representation in various systems, we present all known and well characterised amplitude functions in the corresponding momentum representation, specifically according to the treatments of Podolsky and Pauling on transformation from spherical polar coordinates, of Klein on a transformation analogous to that from paraboloidal coordinates, and of Lombardi on transformations from both spherical polar and paraboloidal coordinates. Figures depicting surfaces of the functions in their real and imaginary parts or their squares illustrate the diversity of shapes of these surfaces according to the various momentum variables. (author)

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Available from: https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/cienciaytecnologia/article/view/43600/43747

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Ciencia y Tecnologia (Online)
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 1-22
ISSN
2215-5708

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