Quantum control of "quantum triple collisions" in a maximally symmetric three-body Coulomb problem

TL;DR

This paper explores how quantum control techniques can manipulate excited states in a three-body Coulomb system, where classical configurations are unstable but quantum states can be stabilized through electromagnetic fields.

Contribution

It introduces a method for controlling quantum states in a three-body Coulomb problem, focusing on stabilizing configurations that are classically unstable.

Findings

Quantum control can stabilize excited three-body Coulomb states.

Time-dependent electromagnetic fields influence quantum triple collision states.

Potential applications in quantum manipulation of atomic systems.

Abstract

In Coulomb 3-body problems, configurations of close proximity of the particles are classically unstable. In confined systems they might however exist as excited quantum states. Quantum control of such states by time changing electromagnetic fields is discussed.