Quantal problems with partial algebraization of the spectrum (Q910617)

We discuss a new class of spectral problems discovered recently which occupy an intermediate position between the exactly-solvable problems (e.g. harmonic oscillator) and all others. The problems belonging to this class are distinguished by the fact that a part of the eigenvalue and eigenfunctions can be found algebraically, but not the whole spectrum. The reason explaining the existence of the quasi-exactly-solvable problems is a hidden dynamical symmetry present in the hamiltonian. For one-dimensional motion this hidden symmetry is SL(2,\({\mathbb{R}})\). It is shown that other groups lead to a partial algebraization in multidimensional quantal problems.