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The zero-point energy for rotation
Paul-gerhard Reinhardsubject
PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsAngular momentumsymbols.namesakeClassical mechanicsSimple (abstract algebra)GaussianZero (complex analysis)symbolsZero-point energyRotation (mathematics)Projection (linear algebra)Energy (signal processing)description
The Gaussian overlap approach (GOA) becomes inappropriate for describing the rotation of weakly deformed systems. A modification is proposed which allows to maintain the GOA for small deformations. The zero-point energy subtraction, derived from it, provides a simple and reliable approximation for angular momentum projection. It becomes obvious, however, that the projection complicates the equations which determine the motion along the deformation path. These effects are studied in some simple models and the results are condensed into a simple interpolation formula for the total zero-point energy.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-03-01 | Zeitschrift f�r Physik A |