Year: 2002
Type: article
Abstract: The quantum mechanics of a simple mechanical system is considered. A group of gears can serve as a model for several different systems such as an artificially constructed nanomechanical device or a group of ring molecules. An expression is derived for the quantization of the dynamics of a two-gear system. The general solution for several gears is discussed.
Source: Nanotechnology
Author: Angus MacKinnon
Institution: Imperial College London
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2055159490