Shapiro's plane waves in spaces of constant curvature and separation of variables in real and complex coordinates

zbMATH Open1175.35134arXiv1001.5378MaRDI QIDQ3648427FDOQ3648427

Authors: E. M. Bychkovskaya, N. G. Tokarevskaya, V. M. Red'kov 

Publication date: 26 November 2009

Abstract: The aim of the article to clarify the status of Shapiro plane wave solutions of the Schr"odinger's equation in the frames of the well-known general method of separation of variables. To solve this task, we use the well-known cylindrical coordinates in Riemann and Lobachevsky spaces, naturally related with Euler angle-parameters. Conclusion may be drawn: the general method of separation of variables embraces the all plane wave solutions; the plane waves in Lobachevsky and Riemann space consist of a small part of the whole set of basis wave functions of Schr"odinger equation. In space of constant positive curvature $S_3$, a complex analog of horospherical coordinates of Lobachevsky space $H_3$ is introduced. To parameterize real space $S_3$, two complex coordinates $(r,z)$ must obey additional restriction in the form of the equation $r^2=e^{z-z^{\ast }}-e^{2z}$. The metrical tensor of space $S_3$ is expressed in terms of $(r,z)$ with additional constraint, or through pairs of conjugate variables $(r,r^{\ast })$ or $(z,z^{\ast })$; correspondingly exist three different representations for Schr"{o}dinger Hamiltonian. Shapiro plane waves are determined and explored as solutions of Schr"odinger equation in complex horosperical coordinates of $S_3$. In particular, two oppositely directed plane waves may be presented as exponentials in conjugated coordinates. $Ps{i}_{-}=e^{-alphaz}$ and $Ps{i}_{+}=e^{-alpha{z}^{\ast }}$. Solutions constructed are single-valued, finite, and continuous functions in spherical space and correspond to discrete energy levels.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1001.5378

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zbMATH Keywords

non-Euclidean geometryplane wavecomplex coordinates

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

NLS equations (nonlinear Schrödinger equations) (35Q55) Hydro- and aero-acoustics (76Q05)

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