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Finding gaps in a spectrum

Quantum Physics 2007-09-13 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We propose a method for finding gaps in the spectrum of a differential operator. When applied to the one-dimensional Hamiltonian of the quartic oscillator, a simple algebraic algorithm is proposed that, step by step, separates with a remarkable precision all the energies even for a double-well configuration in a tunnelling regime. Our strategy may be refined and generalised to a large class of 1d-problems.

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@article{arxiv.0706.3800,
  title  = {Finding gaps in a spectrum},
  author = {Hector Giacomini and Amaury Mouchet},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0706.3800},
  year   = {2007}
}
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