A theorem on the order of levels in confining potentials

We prove that in a two-body, non-relativistic system interacting via a potential V = ?g²/r + V_c(r), where V_c is a confining potential non-singular at the origin, the 2S level is above the 2P level if V_c satisfies the following sufficient condition: This covers the well-known cases of linear potentials or harmonic oscillator potentials, which were considered in charmonium models, but also more generally, for instance, V_c(r) = r^α, α >0.     

Exact solution of D-dimensional Schrödinger equation generated from certain central power-law potentials

By applying Extended Transformation method we have generated exact solution of D-dimensional radial Schrödinger equation for a set of power-law multi-term potentials taking singular potentials $V(r) = ar^{ - \tfrac{1} {2}} + br^{ - \tfrac{3} {2}}$ , $V(r) = ar^{\tfrac{2} {3}} + br^{ - \tfrac{2} {3}} + cr^{ - \tfrac{4} {3}}$ , V(r) = ar + br ^?1 + cr ² and V(r) = ar ²+br ^?2+cr ^?4+dr ^?6 as input reference. The restriction on the parameters of the given potentials and angular momentum quantum number ? are obtained. The multiplet structure of the generated exactly solvable potentials are also shown.     

A new treatment of singular potentials

For a broad class of strongly singular potentials, the effective (finite-dimensional) forms of the hamiltonian H are constructed by its “smooth” algebraic truncation in a large model space. The method is based on an asymptotic factorization of H into a product of matrices. Its efficiency (acceleration of convergence of the energies) is illustrated on the singularly anharmonic potential V(r) = r² + hr^?4.     

Description of ultracold atoms in a one-dimensional geometry of a harmonic trap with a realistic interaction

We compute the ground-state energy of two atoms in a one-dimensional geometry of a harmonic optical trap. We obtain a dependence of the energy on a one-dimensional scattering length, which corre-sponds to various strengths of the interaction potential V _int (x) = V ₀ exp {?2cx ²}. The calculation is performed by numerical and analytical methods. For the analytical method we choose the oscillator representation method (OR), which has been successfully applied to computations of bound states of various few-body systems. The main results of this paper are (1) a numerical investigation of the validity range of the previously used pseudopotential method and (2) an investigation of the validity range of the OR for the potential V(x) = V _conf (x) + V _int (x) = x ²/2 + V ₀ exp {?2cx ²}.     

Nuclear matter approach to the heavy-ion optical potential: (II). Imaginary part

The heavy-ion optical potentials are constructed in a nuclear matter approach, for the ¹⁶O + ¹⁶O, ⁴⁰Ca + ¹⁶O and ⁴⁰Ca + ⁴⁰Ca elastic scattering at the incident energies per nucleon E^lab/A ? 45 MeV. The energy density formalism is employed assuming that the complex energy density of colliding heavy ions is a functional of the nucleon density ?(r), the intrinsic kinetic energy density τ⁽²⁾(r) and the average momentum of relative motion per nucleon K_r(≦ 1.5 fm^?1). The complex energy density is numerically evaluated for the two units of colliding nuclear matter with the same values of ρ, τ⁽²⁾ and K_r. The Bethe-Goldstone equation is solved for the corresponding Fermi distribution in momentum space using the Reid soft-core interaction. The “self-consistent” single-particle potential for unoccupied states which is continuous at the Fermi surface plays a crucial role to produce the imaginary part. It is found that the calculated optical potentials become more attractive and absorptive with increasing incident energy. The elastic scattering and the reaction cross sections are in fair agreement with the experimental data.     

Interaction between a He atom and a graphite surface

A study is presented of the interaction V(r) between a He atom and a graphite surface. V(r) is assumed equal to a sum of pair interactions U(r ? R_i) between the He and C atoms. None of a set of isotropic potentials (dependent only on the magnitude ¦r ? R_i¦) is consistent with recent scattering data. Anisotropie pair potentials, in contrast, are found to yield good agreement. The origin of this anisotropy is analyzed in terms of the graphite dielectric function and charge density.     

Scalar Charged Particle in Presence of Magnetic and Aharonov–Bohm Fields Plus Scalar–Vector Killingbeck Potentials

The generalized form of Killingbeck potential is an attractive Coulomb term plus a linear term and a harmonic oscillator term, i.e. ?a/r + br + λr ², which has a useful application in quarkonium spectroscopy. The ground state energy with the corresponding wave function are obtained for any arbitrary m-state in two-dimensional Klein–Gordon equation with equal mixture of scalar–vector Killingbeck potentials in the presence of constant magnetic and singular Ahoronov–Bohm flux fields perpendicular to the plane where the interacting charged particle is confined. The analytical exact iteration method is used in our solution. We obtain the energy eigensolutions for particle and antiparticle corresponding to S(r) = V(r) and S(r) = ?V(r) cases, respectively. Some special cases like the Coulomb, harmonic oscillator potentials and the nonrelativistic limits are found in presence and absence of external fields.     

Exact Solutions of the Two-Dimensional Schrödinger Equation with Certain Central Potentials

By applying an ansatz to the eigenfunction, an exact closed-form solution of theSchrödinger equation in two dimension is obtained with the potentials V(r) =ar ² + br ⁴ + cr ⁶,V(r) = ar + br² + cr ^–1,and V(r) = ar ² + br ^–2+ cr ^–4 + dr ^–6,respectively. The restrictions on the parameters of the given potential andthe angular momentum m are obtained.     

The p-40Ca and n-40Ca mean fields from the iterative moment approach

The real part V(r; E) of the p-⁴⁰Ca and n-⁴⁰Ca mean fields is extrapolated from positive towards negative energies by means of the iterative moment approach, which incorporates the dispersion relation between the real and imaginary parts of the mean field. The potential V(r; E) is the sum of a Hartree-Fock type component V^HF, (r; E) and a dispersive correction δV(r; E); the latter is due to the coupling of the nucleon to excitations of the ⁴⁰Ca core. The potentials V(r; E) and V_HF(r; E) are assumed to have Woods-Saxon shapes. The calculations are first carried out in the framework of the original version of the iterative moment approach, in which both the depth and the radius of the Hartree-Fock type contribution depend upon energy, while its diffuseness is constant and equal to that of V(r; E). The corresponding extrapolation towards negative energies is somewhat sensitive to the detailed parametrization of the energy dependence of the imaginary part of the mean field, which is the main input of the calculation. Moreover, the radius of the calculated Hartree-Fock type potential then increases with energy, in contrast to previous findings in ²⁰⁸Pb and ⁸⁹Y. A new version of the iterative moment approach is thus developed in which the radial shape of the Hartree-Fock type potential is independent of energy; the justification of this constraint is discussed. The diffuseness of the potential V(r; E) is assumed to be constant and equal to that of V_HF(r; E). The potential calculated from this new version is in good agreement with the real part of phenomenological optical-model potentials and also yields good agreement with the single-particle energies in the two valence shells. Two types of energy dependence are considered for the depth U_HF(E) of the Hartree-Fock type component, namely a linear and an exponential form. The linear approximation is more satisfactory for large negative energies (E < −30 MeV) while the exponential form is better for large positive energies (E > 50 MeV). This is explained by relating the energy dependence of U_HF(E) to the nonlocality of the microscopic Hartree-Fock type component. Near the Fermi energy the effective mass presents a pronounced peak at the potential surface. This is due to the coupling to surface excitations of the core and reflects the energy dependence of the potential radius. The absolute spectroscopic factors of low-lying single-particle excitations in ³⁹Ca, ⁴¹Ca, ³⁹K and ⁴¹Sc are found to be close to 0.8. The calculated p-⁴⁰Ca and n-⁴⁰Ca potentials are strikingly similar, although the two calculations have been performed entirely independently. The two potentials can be related to one another by introducing a Coulomb energy shift. Attention is drawn to the fact that the extrapolated energy dependence of the real part of the mean field at large positive energy sensitively depends upon the assumed behaviour of the imaginary part at large negative energy. Yet another version of the iterative moment approach is introduced, in which the radial shape of the HF-type component is independent of energy while both the radius and the diffuseness of the full potential V(r; E) depend upon E. This model indicates that the accuracy of the available empirical data is probably not sufficient to draw reliable conclusions on the energy dependence of the diffuseness of V(r; E).     

Interaction and band structure effects for He on graphite derived from scattering data

Boato, Cantini and Tatarek have derived the surface bound state spectrum from measurements of ⁴He scattering by graphite. We fit their results to a potential V(r) obtained by pairwise summation of Lennard-Jones 6–12 interactions, with the optimal parameters ? = 1.34 meV, σ = 2.75 Å. The maximum-to-minimum wall corrugation Δz = 0.21 Å characteristic of V(r) agrees with the value obtained from diffraction intensity measurements. Predictions are made for the band structure matrix elements for ⁴He and ³He, and for the selective adsorption eigen-values for ³He.     

Special analytic properties of the amplitude for scattering on the Woods-Saxon potential

It is shown that the s-wave partial amplitude f(k) for scattering on the real-valued Woods-Saxon potential V(r)=?V ₀/[1+exp((r?R)/d)] has very special analytic properties: the trajectories of the poles of the function k cotδ [of the zeros of the amplitude f(k)] coincide with the lines of the dynamical singularities [spurious poles of f(k)], so that the zeros and the poles compensate each other. In contrast to what is obtained for Yukawa-like potentials, the scattering length does not vanish here at zero energy. The results reported in this article were obtained analytically under the assumption that exp(-R/d)?1. The problem of revealing the poles of the function k cotδ in a partial-wave analysis of neutron scattering on nuclei is discussed.     

The Klein-Gordon equation with the Kratzer potential in <Emphasis Type="Italic">d</Emphasis> dimensions

We apply the Asymptotic Iteration Method to obtain the bound-state energy spectrum for the d-dimensional Klein-Gordon equation with scalar S(r) and vector potentials V(r). When S(r) and V(r) are both Coulombic, we obtain all the exact solutions; when the potentials are both of Kratzer type, we obtain all the exact solutions for S(r) = V(r); if S(r) > V(r) we obtain exact solutions under certain constraints on the potential parameters: in this case, a possible general solution is found in terms of a monic polynomial, whose coefficients form a set of elementary symmetric polynomials.      

Determination of the interaction potential of the Li+-He system relative to the experimental differential cross sections

Reassessment of the interaction potential relative to the experimental differential scattering cross sections of Li⁺ ions by He at energies from 3.64 to 218 eV is carried out in this present report by the method published in 1970 by L. G. Yakovlev and É. M. Bashirov. The numerical values obtained for the potential are approximated by the formula (in eV)V(r)=398·exp(-4.90r) ?8.47 exp(?3.31r) eV. This formula gives values of the potential over the range of spacing from 0.5 to 1.5 Å. Comparison with other well-known data shows the excellent agreement of the results, but the use of the proposed method permits the potential to be determined over a wider range of spacings.     

Observation of new nuclides37Si,40P,41S,42S produced in deeply inelastic reactions induced by40Ar on238U

A non-relativistic quantum-mechanical system is studied which consists ofN identical bosons interacting by pair potentials of the form 〈r¦V¦r ¹〉=?π/2ν ₀ a ^?3 f(r/a)f ^*(r ¹/a). General upper and lower bounds to the ground-state energyE _N are provided for alla, V ₀ andN, and detailed results are given in the case of the Yamaguchi potential for whichf(x)=e ^?x/x. It is shown that the ratioE _N /E ₂ diverges both under the limit (i) a↓0,E ₂ =arbitrary constant <0, and (ii) (V ₀ a ²)↓(V ₀ a ²)_c, where (V ₀ a ²) _c corresponds toE ₂=0. The results complement recent studies of the Efimov effect via scattering theory.     

Inequalities on the number of bound states in oscillating potentials

For short-range oscillating potentialsV(r), such that possesses some regularity properties we establish inequalities on the number of bound states. In particular we show that by replacingV(r) by –4(W(r))² in the classical inequalities we get bounds for this new class of potentials. Optimal bounds are also obtained. The behaviour for large coupling constants is studied.     

New Trace Formulas in Terms of Resonances for Three-Dimensional Schrödinger Operators

We consider the Schrödinger operator ?Δ+V (x) in L²(R³) with a real shortrange (integrable) potential V. Using the associated Fredholm determinant, we present new trace formulas, in particular, on expressed in terms of resonances and eigenvalues only. We also derive expressions of the Dirichlet integral, and the scattering phase. The proof is based on a change of view the point for the above mentioned problems from that of operator theory to that of complex analytic (entire) function theory.     

Hypervirial perturbation theory for eigenenergies for two types of atomic potentials

Eigenenergies are calculated for the potentialsV ₁(r)=−(a/r)[1+(1+br)e^−2br ] andV ₂(r)=−(v/r)[1 −λr(1−Z ⁻¹)(1+λr)⁻¹], using renormalized series technique. Accurate results produced here for various eigenstates agree with those available in the literature.     

On the normalization of the Gamov resonant wave function in the configuration space

The regularization of the normalization integral for the resonant wave function, proposed by Zeldovich, is valid only when |Req _res| > |Imq _res|. A new normalization procedure is proposed and implemented, which is valid when this condition fails. First, an arbitrarily normalized vertex function g(k) is calculated using the formula with the potential V(r) in the integrand. This Fourier integral converges for a potential with the asymptotics V(r) → constr ^?n exp(?μr) if |Imq _res| < μ/2. Then the function g(k) is normalized using the generalized normalization rule, which is independent of the resonance pole position. The proposed method is approved by the example of calculation for a virtual triton.     

Exact asymptotic solution of the Della Sala-Görling integral equation for the exchange-only potential for Be-like atomic ions at large Z

Della Sala and Görling (DSG) have written an integral equation for the exchange-only potential Vx(r) in terms of the Dirac density matrix. Here, an exact asymptotic solution of this integral equation is presented, for the ground state of Be-like atomic ions, in terms of γ(r,r^′) plus the 2s HOMO orbital. In the large Z limit of such ions, the DSG integral equation corrects the asymptotic form −e²/r of Vx(r) by exponentially decaying terms. This amounts to setting the polarizability equal to zero.