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Exact wavefunctions for a time-dependent Coulomb potential

S Menouar1, M Maamache1, Y Saâdi1 and J R Choi2

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The one-dimensional Schrödinger equation associated with a time-dependent Coulomb potential is studied. The invariant operator method (Lewis and Riesenfeld) and unitary transformation approach are employed to derive quantum solutions of the system. We obtain an ordinary second-order differential equation whose analytical exact solution has been unknown. It is confirmed that the form of this equation is similar to the radial Schrödinger equation for the hydrogen atom in a (arbitrary) strong magnetic field. The qualitative properties for the eigenstates spectrum are described separately for the different values of the parameter ω0 appearing in the x2 term, x being the position, i.e., ω0 > 0, ω0 < 0 and ω0 = 0. For the ω0 = 0 case, the eigenvalue equation of invariant operator reduces to a solvable form and, consequently, we have provided exact eigenstates of the time-dependent Hamiltonian system.


PACS

03.65.Ge Solutions of wave equations: bound states

02.10.Ud Linear algebra

03.65.Db Functional analytical methods

03.65.Fd Algebraic methods

MSC

81R15 Operator algebra methods (See also 46Lxx, 81T05)

70H05 Hamilton's equations

81Q05 Closed and approximate solutions to the Schrödinger, Dirac, Klein-Gordon and other quantum-mechanical equations

15A18 Eigenvalues, singular values, and eigenvectors

Subjects

Mathematical physics

Quantum information and quantum mechanics

Dates

Issue 21 (30 May 2008)

Received 20 December 2007, in final form 25 March 2008

Published 7 May 2008



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