Published July 30, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

On the asymptotic behaviour of a quantum two-body system in the small mass ratio limit

  • 1. Dipartimento di Matematica, Universita di Roma la Sapienza, P.le A. Moro 2, 00185 Rome (Italy)
  • 2. Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Universita di Napoli, Federico II Via Cintia 45, 80126 Naples (Italy)
  • 3. Institut fuer Angewandte Mathematik, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universitaet, Wegelerstrasse 6, 53115 Bonn (Germany)
  • 4. Dipartimento di Matematica Pura ed Applicata, Universita di L'Aquila, Via Vetoio (Coppito 1), 67100 L'Aquila (Italy)

Description

We consider a quantum system of two particles in dimension three interacting via a smooth potential. We characterize the asymptotic dynamics in the limit of small mass ratio for an initial state given in product form, with an explicit control of the error. An application to the decoherence effect produced on the heavy particle is also discussed

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0305-4470/37/7567/a4_30_012.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General (ISSN 1361-6447) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General
Journal Volume
37
Journal Issue
30
Journal Page Range
p. 7567-7580
ISSN
0305-4470
CODEN
JPHAC5

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35070507
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ERRORS; MASS; POTENTIALS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TWO-BODY PROBLEM
Descriptors DEC
MANY-BODY PROBLEM; MECHANICS