Abstract
The Bohm trajectories for several hydrogen atom eigenstates are determined, taking into account the
additional momentum term ∇×s that arises from the Pauli current. Unlike the original Bohmian result,
the spin-dependent term yields nonstationary trajectories. The relationship between the trajectories and
the standard visualizations of orbitals is discussed. The trajectories for a model problem that simulates
a 1s-2p transition in hydrogen are also examined.
| Translated title of the contribution | Spin-dependent Bohm trajectories for hydrogen eigenstates |
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| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 334 - 340 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Physics Letters |
| Volume | 300 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2004 |