Published May 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Second constant of motion for two-dimensional positronium in a magnetic field

  • 1. Department of Physics, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, California 93740-0037 (United States)

Description

Recent numerical work indicates that the classical motion of positronium in a constant magnetic field does not exhibit chaotic behavior if the system is confined to two dimensions. One would therefore expect this system to possess a second constant of the motion in addition to the total energy. In this paper we construct a generalization of the Laplace-Runge-Lenz vector and show that a component of this vector is a constant of the motion

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
67
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 052503-052503.2
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36079671
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CHAOS THEORY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; POSITRONIUM; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; VECTORS
Descriptors DEC
MATHEMATICS; TENSORS

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