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Bound states of a charged particle in the field of an electric quadrupole in two dimensions

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The Schrödinger equation for a charged particle in the field of a nonrelativistic electric quadrupole in two dimensions is known to be separable in spherical coordinates. We investigate the occurrence of bound states of negative energy and find that the particle can be bound by a quadrupole of any magnitude. This result is remarkably different from the one for a charged particle in the field of a nonrelativistic electric dipole in three dimensions where a minimum value of the dipole strength is necessary for capture. Present results differ from those obtained earlier by other author.

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  1. División Química Teórica, INIFTA (UNLP, CCT La Plata-CONICET), Blvd. 113 S/N, Sucursal 4, Casilla de Correo 16, 1900 , La Plata, Argentina

    Francisco M. Fernández

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Fernández, F.M. Bound states of a charged particle in the field of an electric quadrupole in two dimensions. J Math Chem 52, 1576–1580 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10910-014-0337-x

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