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A simple interpolation formula for the spectra of power-law and log potentials

Mathematical Physics 2009-10-31 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology math.MP

Abstract

Non-relativistic potential models are considered of the pure power V(r)=sgn(q) r^q and logarithmic V(r)=ln(r) types. It is shown that, from the spectral viewpoint, these potentials are actually in a single family. The log spectra can be obtained from the power spectra by the limit q --> 0 taken in a smooth representation P(n,l,q) for the eigenvalues E(n,l,q). A simple approximation formula is developed which yields the first thirty eigenvalues with error < 0.04%.

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@article{arxiv.math-ph/0004010,
  title  = {A simple interpolation formula for the spectra of power-law and log potentials},
  author = {Richard L. Hall},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0004010},
  year   = {2009}
}

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7 pages, 2 figures