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arXiv:quant-ph/9503006 · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General

A pragmatic approach to the problem of the self-adjoint extension of Hamilton operators with the Aharonov-Bohm potential

Jürgen Audretsch, Ulf Jasper, Vladimir D. Skarzhinsky

Published Apr 21, 1995• 28 citations
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Abstract

We consider the problem of the self-adjoint extension of Hamilton operators for charged quantum particles in the pure Aharonov-Bohm potential (infinitely thin solenoid). We present a pragmatic approach to the problem based on the orthogonalization of the radial solutions for different quantum numbers. Then we discuss a model of a scalar particle with a magnetic moment which allows us to explain why the self-adjoint extension contains arbitrary parameters and give a physical interpretation.

DOI
10.1088/0305-4470/28/8/026

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