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Hamiltonian (quantum mechanics)

Known as: Hamiltonian operator, Hamilton operator, Hamiltonian (quantum theory) 
In quantum mechanics, the Hamiltonian is the operator corresponding to the total energy of the system in most of the cases. It is usually denoted by… 
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Armchair graphene nanoribbons: PT-symmetry breaking and exceptional points without dissipation
We consider a single-layer graphene nanoribbon with armchair edges and with a longitudinally constant external potential… 
2010
2010
Perturbative interpretation of relativistic symmetries in nuclei
Perturbation theory is used systematically to investigate the symmetries of the Dirac Hamiltonian and their breaking in atomic… 
2001
2001
Phase space optimization of quantum representations: Three-body systems and the bound states of HCO
In an earlier paper [J. Chem. Phys. 111, 4869 (1999)] we introduced a quasiclassical phase space approach for generating a nearly… 
1999
1999
Hole confinement and energy subbands in a silicon inversion layer using the effective mass theory
We present a study of the main features of a two-dimensional hole gas confined near a Si–SiO2 heterointerface. Starting from the… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Size Effects in Cluster Infrared Spectra: the .nu.1 Band of Arn-HCO+ (n = 1-13)
Spectroscopic and dynamical properties of the Ar,,-HCO+ ( n = 1 13) cluster series have been explored by exciting the chromophore… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Transport and turnstiles in multidimensional Hamiltonian mappings for unimolecular fragmentation: Application to van der Waals predissociation
A four‐dimensional symplectic (Hamiltonian) mapping of the type studied by Gaspard and Rice is used to model the predissociation… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Valence effective Hamiltonian study of the electronic structure of poly(p‐phenylene) and poly(p‐phenylene sulfide)
The parametrization of atomic potentials for sulfur is presented in the framework of the valence effective Hamiltonian (VEH… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Feshbach projection operator calculation of the potential energy surfaces and autoionization lifetimes for He(2 3S) –H and He(2 3S) –H2
A new technique has been developed for calculating potential energy surfaces and widths for autoionizing molecular systems. The… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Semiclassical eigenvalues for nonseparable systems: Nonperturbative solution of the Hamilton–Jacobi equation in action‐angle variables
It is shown how the Hamilton–Jacobi equation for a multidimensional nonseparable system can be efficiently solved directly in… 
Highly Cited
1951
Highly Cited
1951
On the existence of solutions of the helium wave equation
Introduction. The helium wave equation has been studied by several authors(') with a view to obtaining the exact solution for the…