Published March 2021 | Version v1
Journal article

Isospectral mapping for quantum systems with energy point spectra to polynomial quantum harmonic oscillators

  • 1. School of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, AL10 9AB (United Kingdom)
  • 2. Departamento de Física, Universidad de Guadalajara, 44420 Guadalajara, Jalisco (Mexico)

Description

We show that a polynomial Hˆ(N) of degree N of a harmonic oscillator hamiltonian allows us to devise a fully solvable continuous quantum system for which the first N discrete energy eigenvalues can be chosen at will. In general such a choice leads to a re-ordering of the associated energy eigenfunctions of Hˆ such that the number of their nodes does not increase monotonically with increasing level number. Systems Hˆ have certain 'universal' features, we study their basic behaviours.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2021.127144

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physleta.2021.127144;
PII
S0375960121000086;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. A
Journal Volume
392
Journal Page Range
vp.
ISSN
0375-9601
CODEN
PYLAAG

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
54083044
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
EIGENFUNCTIONS; EIGENVALUES; HAMILTONIANS; HARMONIC OSCILLATORS; HARMONICS; OSCILLATORS; POLYNOMIALS; QUANTUM SYSTEMS; SPECTRA
Descriptors DEC
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; OSCILLATIONS; QUANTUM OPERATORS

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