courses:lecture:cflec:cflecreducedmasshamiltonian

Lecture on the Derivation of the Hamiltonian in terms of Reduced Mass (20 minutes)

Central Forces Notes Section 14.

This optional lecture can help students see how a two particle quantum system can be reduced to a one-particle reduced mass quantum system together with the quantum system for the center of mass motion. This topic is quite sophisticated. Open this can of worms at your own peril.

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