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View SchemaFunctional inversion for potentials in quantum mechanics
| Authors | Richard L. Hall |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/9912032 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9912032 |
| DOI | 10.1016/S0375-9601(99)00872-5 |
| Journal | Phys. Lett. A265, 28-34 (2000) |
Abstract
Let E = F(v) be the ground-state eigenvalue of the Schroedinger Hamiltonian H = -Delta + vf(x), where the potential shape f(x) is symmetric and monotone increasing for x > 0, and the coupling parameter v is positive. If the 'kinetic potential' bar{f}(s) associated with f(x) is defined by the transformation: bar{f}(s) = F'(v), s = F(v)-vF'(v),then f can be reconstructed from F by the sequence: f^{[n+1]} = bar{f} o bar{f}^{[n]^{-1}} o f^{[n]}. Convergence is proved for special classes of potential shape; for other test cases it is demonstrated numerically. The seed potential shape f^{[0]} need not be 'close' to the limit f.
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"abstract": "Let E = F(v) be the ground-state eigenvalue of the Schroedinger Hamiltonian H\n= -Delta + vf(x), where the potential shape f(x) is symmetric and monotone\nincreasing for x \u003e 0, and the coupling parameter v is positive.\n If the \u0027kinetic potential\u0027 bar{f}(s) associated with f(x) is defined by the\ntransformation: bar{f}(s) = F\u0027(v), s = F(v)-vF\u0027(v),then f can be reconstructed\nfrom F by the sequence: f^{[n+1]} = bar{f} o bar{f}^{[n]^{-1}} o f^{[n]}.\nConvergence is proved for special classes of potential shape; for other test\ncases it is demonstrated numerically. The seed potential shape f^{[0]} need not\nbe \u0027close\u0027 to the limit f.",
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