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Breakdown of Bohr's Correspondence Principle

Bo Gao
Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 4225 – Published 22 November 1999
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Abstract

Bohr's correspondence principle, i.e., the expectation that the semiclassical approximation works better for states with greater quantum numbers, is shown to break down in all quantum systems in which the asymptotic interaction between the fragments behaves as Cn/rn with n>2.

  • Received 12 August 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.4225

©1999 American Physical Society

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Bo Gao

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606

Comments & Replies

Comment on “Breakdown of Bohr's Correspondence Principle”

C. Eltschka, H. Friedrich, and M. J. Moritz
Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 2693 (2001)

Comment on “Breakdown of Bohr's Correspondence Principle”

C. Boisseau, E. Audouard, and J. Vigué
Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 2694 (2001)

See Also

Apply Quantum Principle with Caution

Phys. Rev. Focus 4, 26 (1999)

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Vol. 83, Iss. 21 — 22 November 1999

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