Quantum mechanics without potential function

DOI10.1063/1.4927262zbMATH Open1330.81105arXiv1408.4003OpenAlexW3100977967MaRDI QIDQ5500747FDOQ5500747

Authors: A. D. Alhaidari, Mourad E. H. Ismail 

Publication date: 10 August 2015

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

Abstract: In the standard formulation of quantum mechanics, one starts by proposing a potential function that models the physical system. The potential is then inserted into the Schr"odinger equation, which is solved for the wave function, bound states energy spectrum and/or scattering phase shift. In this work, however, we propose an alternative formulation in which the potential function does not appear. The aim is to obtain a set of analytically realizable systems, which is larger than in the standard formulation and may or may not be associated with any given or previously known potential functions. We start with the wavefunction, which is written as a bounded infinite sum of elements of a complete basis with polynomial coefficients that are orthogonal on an appropriate domain in the energy space. Using the asymptotic properties of these polynomials, we obtain the scattering phase shift, bound states and resonances. This formulation enables one to handle not only the well-known quantum systems but also previously untreated ones. Illustrative examples are given for two- and there-parameter systems.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1408.4003

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zbMATH Keywords

quantum mechanicsorthogonal polynomialspotential function

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Closed and approximate solutions to the Schrödinger, Dirac, Klein-Gordon and other equations of quantum mechanics (81Q05) (2)-body potential quantum scattering theory (81U05) Other special orthogonal polynomials and functions (33C47) Alternative quantum mechanics (including hidden variables, etc.) (81Q65)

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