Title :
Correspondence principles: the relationship between classical trajectories and quantum spectral
Author :
Delos, J.B. ; Du, Meng-Li
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Coll. of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA
fDate :
7/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The general correspondence principle specifies a relationship between wave functions and families of trajectories. For bounded systems with regular trajectories, this general correspondence principle leads to the principle of quantization of action. The general principle also leads to a correspondence principle for finite-resolution spectra: oscillation in the average density of states, or in the average oscillator strength as a function of energy, are connected to periodic or to closed orbits. This principle holds independently or whether classical trajectories are orderly or chaotic
Keywords :
chaos; correspondence principle; oscillator strengths; quantisation; quantum theory; wave functions; chaotic; classical trajectories; correspondence principle; density of states; finite-resolution spectra; oscillator strength; quantization; quantum spectral; wave functions; Chaos; Equations; Helium; Hydrogen; Marine vehicles; Orbits; Physics; Quantization; Quantum mechanics; Wave functions;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of