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Heisenberg equation for a nonrelativistic particle on a hypersurface: from the centripetal force to a curvature induced force

Authors :
Lian, D. K.
Hu, L. D.
Liu, Q. H.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

In classical mechanics, a nonrelativistic particle constrained on an $N-1$ curved hypersurface embedded in $N$ flat space experiences the centripetal force only. In quantum mechanics, the situation is totally different for the presence of the geometric potential. We demonstrate that the motion of the quantum particle is "driven" by not only the the centripetal force, but also a curvature induced force proportional to the Laplacian of the mean curvature, which is fundamental in the interface physics, causing curvature driven interface evolution.<br />Comment: 4 pages

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1707.08165
Document Type :
Working Paper