Semiclassical effective description of a quantum particle on a sphere with non-central potential

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.20787v1
• Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:22:49 GMT
• Title: Semiclassical effective description of a quantum particle on a sphere with non-central potential
• Authors: Guillermo Chacon-Acosta, H. Hernandez-Hernandez, J. Ruvalcaba-Rascon,
• Abstract summary: We develop a framework for studying quantum particles constrained to curved surfaces using quantum mechanics formalism.<n>For the free particle, quantum fluctuations induce measurable phase shifts in azimuthal precession of approximately 8-12%.<n>For strong coupling, the quantum-corrected force drives trajectories preferentially toward the southern hemisphere.
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• Abstract: We develop a semiclassical framework for studying quantum particles constrained to curved surfaces using the momentous quantum mechanics formalism, which extends classical phase-space to include quantum fluctuation variables (moments). In a spherical geometry, we derive quantum-corrected Hamiltonians and trajectories that incorporate quantum back-reaction effects absent in classical descriptions. For the free particle, quantum fluctuations induce measurable phase shifts in azimuthal precession of approximately 8-12%, with uncertainty growth rates proportional to initial moment correlations. When a non-central Makarov potential is introduced, quantum corrections dramatically amplify its asymmetry. For strong coupling ($γ$ = -1.9), the quantum-corrected force drives trajectories preferentially toward the southern hemisphere on timescales 40% shorter than classical predictions, with trajectory densities exhibiting up to 3-fold enhancement in the preferred region. Throughout evolution, the solutions rigorously satisfy Heisenberg uncertainty relations, validating the truncation scheme. These results demonstrate that quantum effects fundamentally alter semiclassical dynamics in curved constrained systems, with direct implications for charge transport in carbon nanostructures, exciton dynamics in curved quantum wells, and reaction pathways in cyclic molecules.

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