A duality of the classical action yields a reflection symmetry of the quantum energy spectrum
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Publication:6271990
DOI10.1088/1751-8121/AB3AC2arXiv1603.08962MaRDI QIDQ6271990FDOQ6271990
Authors: Michael Kreshchuk, Tobias Gulden 
Publication date: 29 March 2016
Abstract: The concept of duality reflects a link between two seemingly different physical objects. An example in quantum mechanics is a situation where the spectra (or their parts) of two Hamiltonians go into each other under a certain transformation. We term this phenomenon as the energy-spectrum reflection symmetry. We develop an approach to this class of problems, based on the global properties of the Riemann surface of the quantum momentum function, a natural quantum-mechanical analogue to the classical momentum. In contrast to the algebraic method, which we also briefly review, our treatment provides an explanation to the long-noticed matching of the perturbative and WKB expansions of dual energy levels. Our technique also reveals the classical origins of duality.
Semiclassical techniques, including WKB and Maslov methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81Q20) Exactly and quasi-solvable systems arising in quantum theory (81U15)
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