Electrons in Rydberg states exhibiting behavior like classical orbits \u2014 Lagrange L points.<\/p>\n
Rumour spreadin a-round in that Texas town An astronomical solution to an old quantum problem<\/a><\/p>\n When a small satellite moves in a sun-earth system there are five stable points at which the satellite remains fixed with respect to the rotating sun-earth system. These are the famous Lagrange L points. In 1994 Bialynicki-Birula et al. showed that stable Lagrange points could be produced in the atomic electron problem by applying a circularly polarized microwave field rotating in synchrony with an electron wave packet in a highly excited state (a so-called Rydberg atom). The electron wave packet then remains localized near the Lagrange point while circling the nucleus indefinitely. Effectively the atom is made to behave quite classically.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n via Zz<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Electrons in Rydberg states exhibiting behavior like classical orbits \u2014 Lagrange L points. Rumour spreadin a-round in that Texas town ’bout that shack outside Lagrange An astronomical solution to an old quantum problem When a small satellite moves in a … Continue reading
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