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How to split the electron in one dimension

Year: 2001

Type: preprint

Abstract: Using the example of the Davydov soliton - a large acoustic polaron in one dimension - we demonstrate that the electron wave function can be fissioned in two or more long-lived, well-localized and spatially arbitrarily far separated fragments. The phenomenon of wave function splitting is a result of the electron-medium interaction, and takes place under a variety of conditions provided the initial wave function of the electron is localized and has at least one node.

Source: arXiv (Cornell University)

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/0103174

Authors: Kolomeisky, Eugene B., Newman, T. J., Straley, J. P.

Language: English

Topic: Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism

Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1673544145

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