Soviet Physics Journal

, Volume 27, Issue 1, pp 1–4 | Cite as

Rotational quantum mechanics in hyperspherical coordinates

  • A. A. Pasichnyi
Physics of Elementary Particles and Field Theory
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Abstract

We present a new class of quantum-mechanical problems involving the rotation of a top in a spherically symmetric torque field. The eigenvalue problem is studied for the hyperspherical rotational oscillator. We introduce a new four-dimensional parity quantum number referring to integral spin values of the excited states of a spherical top.

Keywords

Torque Excited State Quantum Mechanic Quantum Number Eigenvalue Problem 
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© Plenum Publishing Corporation 1984

Authors and Affiliations

  • A. A. Pasichnyi
    • 1
  1. 1.T. G. Shevchenko Kiev State UniversityUSSR

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