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Algebraic description of the quantum defect

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A simple model for the description of atomic and ionic species with spectra exhibiting a quantum defect is solved using the Lie algebra su(1, 1). The quantum defect of bound states is related to the phase shift of scattering states. The resonances are discussed in terms of the nonunitary representations of this algebra.

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  1. Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Drexel University, 19104, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    R. Gilmore

  2. Departamento de Fisica, FCEN-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pabellón I, Ciudad Universitaria, 1428, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    H. G. Solari

  3. Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 19122, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    S. K. Kim

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Gilmore, R., Solari, H.G. & Kim, S.K. Algebraic description of the quantum defect. Found Phys 23, 873–879 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01891510

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