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American Journal of Physics

Separability of center of mass and relative motion of hydrogen in very strong magnetic fields

William F. Palmer, Robert J. Taylor

Published Sep 1, 1981• 2 citations
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Abstract

While hydrogen does not strictly separate into center of mass (CM) and relative motion in a magnetic field, a judicious gauge choice does lead to a simple Hamiltonian whose form in a state of zero translational motion of the center of mass is that of a charged particle in a magnetic field plus a Coulomb potential.
DOI
10.1119/1.12382

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