2002/07/24 by B. Bagchi, Bijan Bagchi, S. Mallik +5
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Classical Physics (physics.class-ph) #Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems #FOS: Physical sciences #Physics Education (physics.ed-ph) #Quantum Physics (quant-ph) #physics.class-ph #physics.ed-ph #quant-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.physics/0207096
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arxiv created 2002/07/24 · openalex publication_date 2002/07/24 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We examine the classical problem of an infinite square well by considering Hamilton's equations in one dimension and Hamilton-Jacobi equation for motion in two dimensions. We illustrate, by means of suitable examples, the nature of the periodic motion of a particle trapped inside the well.