Abstract
We point out that quantum defect theory is the appropriate framework to explain and understand the behavior of the solutions of the Newton-Schrödinger equation. We find that, beyond ordinary quantum defect theory, the nonlinearity of the equation induces novel features, in particular a strong state dependence of the quantum defects. We show how this can be compensated by a rescaling of the energy unit.
- Received 28 July 2006
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.74.052106
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