Finite lifetime eigenfunctions of coupled systems of harmonic oscillators (Q703014)

The authors study the eigenvalue problem for the operator \(H_{A,B}=-\partial^{2}_{x} B + A x^{2}\) acting in \(L^{2}(\mathbb{R};\mathbb{C}^{2})\), where \(A\) and \(B\) are positive definite noncommuting matrices. In a canonical form, all such pairs of matrices can be represented by means of four parameters. The main result of the paper gives necessary and sufficient conditions on these parameters in order that \(H_{A,B}\) has an eigenfunction which lies in the linear span of the first four elements of a vector-valued Hermite-type basis.