American Journal of Physics

Proof of the quantum virial theorem

Zhu Dongpei

Published Mar 1, 1986• 5 citations

Abstract

Based on the Feynman–Hellmann theorem, a new proof of the quantum virial theorem is presented. The same approach is also used to derive the virial formulation in relativistic quantum mechanics and for the case where the vector potential exists.

DOI: 10.1119/1.14642

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