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Explicit solution of the 1D Schr\"odinger equation

Analysis of PDEs 2023-05-17 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

Evaluation of a product integral with values in the Lie group SU(1,1) yields the explicit solution to the impedance form of the Schr\"odinger equation. Explicit formulas for the transmission coefficient and SS-matrix of the classical one-dimensional Schr\"odinger operator with arbitrary compactly supported potential are obtained as a consequence. The formulas involve operator theoretic analogues of the standard hyperbolic functions, and provide a new window on acoustic and quantum scattering in one dimension.

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@article{arxiv.2305.09505,
  title  = {Explicit solution of the 1D Schr\"odinger equation},
  author = {Peter Gibson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.09505},
  year   = {2023}
}

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28 pages

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