Dimensionality and Energy Levels of Quantum Mechanical Systems

Harry A. Mavromatis

Published Feb 1, 1998• 0 citations

Abstract

The N-dimensional Schrödinger equation involving a general, central potential VN(r), is decomposed into a 3-dimensional component plus a term that may be treated as a dimension-dependent perturbation. This allows discussion of the general N-dimensional system from a 3-dimensional perspective.

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