Anomalies in quantum mechanics: The 1/r(2) potential
Publication Date
2002
Journal or Book Title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
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/r2 potential. The former has been treated in this journal; in this article we discuss the physics of the latter together with experimental consequences.
Pages
513-519
Volume
70
Issue
5
Recommended Citation
Coon, SA and Holstein, BR, "Anomalies in quantum mechanics: The 1/r(2) potential" (2002). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. 297.
Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umass.edu/physics_faculty_pubs/297
Comments
The published version is located at http://ajp.aapt.org/resource/1/ajpias/v70/i5/p513_s1