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Eigenvalues of PT-symmetric oscillators with polynomial potentials

Spectral Theory 2009-11-10 v3 High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

We study the eigenvalue problem u(z)[(iz)m+Pm1(iz)]u(z)=λu(z)-u^{\prime\prime}(z)-[(iz)^m+P_{m-1}(iz)]u(z)=\lambda u(z) with the boundary conditions that u(z)u(z) decays to zero as zz tends to infinity along the rays argz=π2±2πm+2\arg z=-\frac{\pi}{2}\pm \frac{2\pi}{m+2}, where Pm1(z)=a1zm1+a2zm2+...+am1zP_{m-1}(z)=a_1 z^{m-1}+a_2 z^{m-2}+...+a_{m-1} z is a polynomial and integers m3m\geq 3. We provide an asymptotic expansion of the eigenvalues λn\lambda_n as n+n\to+\infty, and prove that for each {\it real} polynomial Pm1P_{m-1}, the eigenvalues are all real and positive, with only finitely many exceptions.

Cite

@article{arxiv.math/0407018,
  title  = {Eigenvalues of PT-symmetric oscillators with polynomial potentials},
  author = {Kwang C. Shin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0407018},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

23 pages, 1 figure. v2: equation (14) as well as a few subsequent equations has been changed. v3: typos corrected

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