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Three-body problem in quantum mechanics: hyperspherical elliptic coordinates and harmonic basis sets.
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PMID:  15268573     Owner:  NLM     Status:  PubMed-not-MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Elliptic coordinates within the hyperspherical formalism for three-body problems were proposed some time ago [V. Aquilanti, S. Cavalli, and G. Grossi, J. Chem. Phys. 85, 1362 (1986)] and recently have also found application, for example, in chemical reaction theory [see O. I. Tolstikhin and H. Nakamura, J. Chem. Phys. 108, 8899 (1998)]. Here we consider their role in providing a smooth transition between the known "symmetric" and "asymmetric" parametrizations, and focus on the corresponding hyperspherical harmonics. These harmonics, which will be called hyperspherical elliptic, involve products of two associated Lame polynomials. We will provide an expansion of these new sets in a finite series of standard hyperspherical harmonics, producing a powerful tool for future applications in the field of scattering and bound-state quantum-mechanical three-body problems.
Authors:
Vincenzo Aquilanti; Stefano Tonzani
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of chemical physics     Volume:  120     ISSN:  0021-9606     ISO Abbreviation:  J Chem Phys     Publication Date:  2004 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-07-22     Completed Date:  2006-08-08     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375360     Medline TA:  J Chem Phys     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  4066-73     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright 2004 American Institute of Physics
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Chimica, Universita di Perugia, I-06123, Perugia, Italy.
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