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TITLE:
The Runge-Lenz Vector
AUTHOR(S):
Carl W. David, University of Connecticut
DOCUMENT TYPE: Article
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ABSTRACT:
The Runge-Lenz vector is a constant of the motion in the Kepler problem. As a precursor to developing a ladder operator formalism for the H-atom's quantum mechanics, various relations concerning the Runge-Lenz vector are obtained.