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The s-wave implosion and explosion of free particles

I. Bialynicki-Birula, M. A. Cirone, J. P. Dahl, M. Fedorov, W. P. Schleich

quant-pharXiv:quant-ph/0110116

Abstract

A free quantum particle in two dimensions with vanishing angular momentum (s-wave) in the form of a ring-shaped wave packet feels an attractive force towards the center of the ring, leading first to an implosion followed by an explosion.

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