Consider a particle in a three-dimensional potential V(x,y,z)=(A(x^3+2y^3+3z^3+4a^3)/(x^2+y^2+z^2+a^2)^2) This particle has scattering states if E>E_0, where E_0=

Frida Faulkner

Frida Faulkner

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2022-09-05

Consider a particle in a three-dimensional potential
V ( x , y , z ) = A ( x 3 + 2 y 3 + 3 z 3 + 4 a 3 ) ( x 2 + y 2 + z 2 + a 2 ) 2
This particle has scattering states if E > E 0 , where
E 0 =

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Caiden Li

Caiden Li

Beginner2022-09-06Added 17 answers

Consider the variables to be a Rn vector, and then grow that vector until it reaches infinity:
lim x , y , z   f ( x , y , z ) = lim r   f ( C x r , C y r , C z r ) ,  0  C x , C y , C z  R 
In other words,
V ( x , y , z )  = A ( x 3 + 2 y 3 + 3 z 3 + 4 a 3 ) ( x 2 + y 2 + z 2 + a 2 ) 2 lim x , y , z   V ( x , y , z )  = lim r   V ( X r , Y r , Z r )    = lim r   A r 3 ( X 3 + 2 Y 3 + 3 Z 3 ) + 4 A a 3 ) ( ( X 2 + Y 2 + Z 2 ) r 2 + a 2 ) 2 = 0 

drobtinicnu

drobtinicnu

Beginner2022-09-07Added 4 answers

When attempting to determine the limit of a multivariate function when two or more variables approach infinity, you should consider those N variables as an R N point, and all other variables constants.
Consider the direction of that point (relative to the origin) to be constant, and the only variable to be the distance from the origin.
In the original question, we have three variables xy, and z, that all approach infinity. We use three real constants, say XY, and Z to describe the direction, and r the single variable, so that x  r Xy  r Y, and z  r Z. This way, we convert the multivariate limit to a limit in 𝑟 only.
If the direction constants ( XY, and Z) do not appear in the resulting limit, we know the limit is not dependent on the direction. If they do, the limit is dependent on the direction, and the limit itself tells us how.
In that sense, the direction constants are irrelevant because we anticipate that they won't change the limit; yet, we must use them to be certain. The only thing that matters regarding their numerical value is that they are never all 0 because that is not a valid direction. If it makes determining the limit easier, we can fairly confidently assume that none of them are zero.

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