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An exactly solvable quantum four-body problem associated with the symmetries of an octacube

Mathematical Physics 2016-10-06 v1 Quantum Gases math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

In this article, we show that eigenenergies and eigenstates of a system consisting of four one-dimensional hard-core particles with masses 6m6m, 2m2m, mm, and 3m3m in a hard-wall box can be found exactly using Bethe Ansatz. The Ansatz is based on the exceptional affine reflection group F~4\tilde{F}_{4} associated with the symmetries and tiling properties of an octacube---a Platonic solid unique to four dimensions, with no three-dimensional analogues. We also uncover the Liouville integrability structure of our problem: the four integrals of motion in involution are identified as invariant polynomials of the finite reflection group F4F_{4}, taken as functions of the components of momenta.

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@article{arxiv.1508.05954,
  title  = {An exactly solvable quantum four-body problem associated with the symmetries of an octacube},
  author = {Maxim Olshanii and Steven G. Jackson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1508.05954},
  year   = {2016}
}

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6 pages, 3 figures