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Two interacting charged particles in strong static fields: A variety of two-body phenomena

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In the presence of a homogeneous magnetic field the center of mass and internal motion of a neutral or charged two-body system cannot be separated. We review the effects and phenomena which occur due to the inherent two-body character of these systems. The most prominent effects that occur for neutral species are the chaotic classical diffusion of the center of mass, the intermittent near-threshold behavior and the appearance of weakly bound states with an extraordinarily large electric dipole moment in crossed electric and magnetic fields. For ionic two-body systems the regions of strong mixing of the center of mass and internal motion are identified and investigated. As major effects we observe the classical self-stabilization as well as selfionization processes of the ion.

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  1. Theoretische Chemie, Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120, Heidelberg, FRG

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Schmelcher, P., Cederbaum, L.S. (1997). Two interacting charged particles in strong static fields: A variety of two-body phenomena. In: Atoms and Molecules in Intense Fields. Structure and Bonding, vol 86. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0111348

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