Title
Dimensions, nodes and phases in quantum numbers
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Abstract
Students of quantum mechanics encounter discrete quantum numbers in a somewhat incoherent and bewildering number of ways. For each physical system studied, quantum numbers seem to be introduced in their own specific way, some enumerating from 1 and others from 0, without a common uniting thread. This essay presents a point of view that builds on dimensions, boundary conditions and various inputs that, while known, are often not brought together to present a simple, consistent picture. At the same time, some surprisingly sophisticated connections are also made. © 2011 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Physica Scripta
Recommended Citation
Rau, A. (2011). Dimensions, nodes and phases in quantum numbers. Physica Scripta, 83 (1) https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-8949/83/01/018101