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Title: Relation between solutions of the Schrödinger equation with transitioning resonance solutions of the gravitational three-body problem
Abstract It is shown that a class of approximate resonance solutions in the three-body problem under the Newtonian gravitational force are equivalent to quantized solutions of a modified Schrödinger equation for a wide range of masses that transition between energy states. In the macroscopic scale, the resonance solutions are shown to transition from one resonance type to another through weak capture at one of the bodies, while in the Schrödinger equation, one obtains quantized wave solutions transitioning between different energies. The resonance transition dynamics provides a classical model of a particle moving between different energy states in the Schrödinger equation. This methodology provides a connection between celestial and quantum mechanics.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1814543
PAR ID:
10302745
Author(s) / Creator(s):
Publisher / Repository:
IOP Publishing
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Physics Communications
Volume:
4
Issue:
1
ISSN:
2399-6528
Page Range / eLocation ID:
Article No. 015012
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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