A nodal domain theorem for integrable billiards in two dimensions |
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Authors: | Rhine Samajdar Sudhir R. Jain |
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Affiliation: | 1. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India;2. Nuclear Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India |
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Abstract: | Eigenfunctions of integrable planar billiards are studied — in particular, the number of nodal domains, ν of the eigenfunctions with Dirichlet boundary conditions are considered. The billiards for which the time-independent Schrödinger equation (Helmholtz equation) is separable admit trivial expressions for the number of domains. Here, we discover that for all separable and non-separable integrable billiards, ν satisfies certain difference equations. This has been possible because the eigenfunctions can be classified in families labelled by the same value of mmodkn, given a particular k, for a set of quantum numbers, m,n. Further, we observe that the patterns in a family are similar and the algebraic representation of the geometrical nodal patterns is found. Instances of this representation are explained in detail to understand the beauty of the patterns. This paper therefore presents a mathematical connection between integrable systems and difference equations. |
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Keywords: | 81Q50 37D50 |
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