Coulomb three-body problem in the second quantized form
Alexei M. Frolov
The Hamiltonian for an arbitrary Coulomb three-body system is written in closed form in terms of nine generators of three independent o(2,1) algebras and its six physical parameters (i.e., three masses and three charges). Moreover, it is shown that such a Hamiltonian can also be written in the second quantized form by using six pairs of creation and annihilation (boson) operators. The obtained finite-term representation of the Coulomb three-body Hamiltonian in the second quantized form is exact, i.e., it is not based on any approximation. In particular, this means that the original Coulomb three-body problem can be reduced to the equivalent problem of three interacting, complex (i.e., charged) boson fields. The developed procedure opens new avenues in obtaining analytical and semianalytical (or highly accurate) solutions for various Coulomb three-body problems.
Physical Review A•Sep 11, 2001•4 citations