Equivalent power law potentials
(2018)
Abstract:
It is shown that the radial Schroedinger equation for a power law potential and a particular angular momentum may be transformed using a change of variable into another Schroedinger equation for a different power law potential and a different angular momentum. It is shown that this leads to a mapping of the spectra of the two related power law potentials. It is shown that a similar correspondence between the classical orbits in the two related power law potentials exists. The well known correspondence of the Coulomb and oscillator spectra is a special case of a more general correspondence between power law potentials.Recurrence relations and path representations of matrix elements of an SU(1,1) algebra
ArXiv 1210.5331 (2012)
Abstract:
It is shown that a SU(1,1) algebra may be used to provide a unified description of the simple hamonic oscillator and the angular momentum algebras and a class of other semi-infinite algebras. A normal ordered representation of a Unitary operator $U$ constructed from the generators of a SU(1,1) algebra, which is a generalisation of the Baker- Campbell - Hausdorff relation for Lie algebras, is given. It is shown that the normal ordered representatiion of $U$ may be used to calculate expectation values which are functions of the parameters used to construct the operator. The functions so constructed satisfy certain recurrence relations and the entire set of functions may be interpreted in terms of diagrams similar to the Pascal triangle for binomial coefficients. Coherent states, squeezed states and rotation matrices of the angular momentum algebra emerge as special cases.Squeezed states and Symplectic transformations
ArXiv 1209.4774 (2012)
Abstract:
It is shown that the time evolution of the squeezed and displaced state may be obtained by solving the Heisenberg equation of motion of an appropriate operator and finding the eigenstates of the time evolved operator. The connection between symplectic transformations and squeezing is explored.Lax hierarchy, Solitons, Sumrules and a dual Lax hierarchy
ArXiv 1206.5978 (2012)
Abstract:
It is shown that a set of functions which characterise the Lax hierarchy of non-linear equations may be represented in terms of the eigenstates of the potential which satisfies the generalised KdV equation. Such a representation leads to sumrules relating integrals involving the soliton potential and its various derivatives to sums involving the boundstate eigenvalues of the Schroedinger equation for the reflectionless potential. A new hierarchy of functions, which is in a sense dual to the Lax hierarchy, is identified. It is shown that time dependent equations involving the dual functions may be established which permit solutions related to an N-soliton structure similar to that for the Lax hierarchy but with a different 'speed' for the solitons.Parametric evolution, addition of boundstates and generalised Lax hierarchies
ArXiv 1206.5979 (2012)