Quantum gears: a simple mechanical system in the quantum regime
arXiv:cond-mat/0205647 · doi:10.1088/0957-4484/13/5/328
Abstract
The quantum mechanics of a simple mechanical system is considered. A group of gears can serve as a model for several different systems such as an artifically constructed nanomechanical device or a group of ring molecules. It is shown that the classical motion of the gears in which the angular velocities are locked together does not correspond to a solution of the quantum problem. The general solution for several gears is discussed and the correspondence to the classical behaviour established.
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