Revisiting the quantum harmonic oscillator via unilateral Fourier transforms

DOI10.1088/0143-0807/37/1/015402zbMATH Open1338.81192arXiv1511.03228OpenAlexW3098957733MaRDI QIDQ2807262FDOQ2807262

Authors: Pedro H. F. Nogueira, A. S. M. De Castro 

Publication date: 20 May 2016

Published in: European Journal of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The literature on the exponential Fourier approach to the one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator problem is revised and criticized. It is shown that the solution of this problem has been built on faulty premises. The problem is revisited via the Fourier sine and cosine transform method and the stationary states are properly determined by requiring definite parity and square-integrable eigenfunctions.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1511.03228

Recommendations

• A Laplace transform approach to the quantum harmonic oscillator
• Solution of wave function and the eigenvalue of energy for the one-dimensional linear harmonic oscillator via the Fourier transformation
• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1051007
• Wave Mechanics in Quantum Phase Space: Harmonic Oscillator
• Solution of time independent Schrödinger equation for the quantum harmonic oscillator using fractional Hartley transform

zbMATH Keywords

Fourier transformharmonic oscillatorFourier sine and cosine transform

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fourier and Fourier-Stieltjes transforms and other transforms of Fourier type (42A38) Closed and approximate solutions to the Schrödinger, Dirac, Klein-Gordon and other equations of quantum mechanics (81Q05)

Cited In (6)

• A Laplace transform approach to the quantum harmonic oscillator
• Wave Mechanics in Quantum Phase Space: Harmonic Oscillator
• On the recursive solution of the quantum harmonic oscillator
• Solution of wave function and the eigenvalue of energy for the one-dimensional linear harmonic oscillator via the Fourier transformation
• The discrete Fourier transform and the quantum-mechanical oscillator in a finite-dimensional Hilbert space
• On the truncation of the harmonic oscillator wavepacket

This page was built for publication: Revisiting the quantum harmonic oscillator via unilateral Fourier transforms

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q2807262)