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Arnold's potentials and quantum catastrophes II

Quantum Physics 2022-05-24 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

The well known phenomenon of avoided level crossing (ALC) can be perceived as a quantum analogue of the Thom's catastrophes in classical dynamical systems. One-dimensional Schr\"{o}dinger equation is chosen for illustration. In constructive manner, a family of confining polynomial potentials is considered, characterized by the presence of an NN-plet of high barriers separating the (N+1)(N+1)-plet of deep valleys. The bifurcations of the long-time classical equilibria are shown paralleled by the ALCs in the quantum low-lying spectra. Every tunneling-controlled fine-tuned switch of dominance between the valleys is finally interpreted as a change of the topological structure of the probability density representing a genuine quantum relocalization catastrophe.

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@article{arxiv.2101.02015,
  title  = {Arnold's potentials and quantum catastrophes II},
  author = {Miloslav Znojil and Denis I. Borisov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2101.02015},
  year   = {2022}
}

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23 pp

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