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Molecular Spectra from Rotationally Invariant Hamiltonians Based on the Quantum Algebra SUq(2) and Irreducible Tensor Operators under SUq(2)

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

The rotational invariance under the usual physical angular momentum of the SUq(2) Hamiltonian for the description of rotational molecular spectra is explicitly proved and a connection of this Hamiltonian to the formalism of Amal'sky is provided. In addition, a new Hamiltonian for rotational spectra is introduced, based on the construction of irreducible tensor operators (ITOs) under SUq(2) and use of q-deformed tensor products and q-deformed Clebsch-Gordan coefficients. The rotational invariance of this SUq(2) ITO Hamiltonian under the usual physical angular momentum is explicitly proved and a simple closed expression for its energy spectrum (the ``hyperbolic tangent formula'') is introduced. Numerical tests against an experimental rotational band of HF are provided.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0311190,
  title  = {Molecular Spectra from Rotationally Invariant Hamiltonians Based on the Quantum Algebra SUq(2) and Irreducible Tensor Operators under SUq(2)},
  author = {Dennis Bonatsos and B. A. Kotsos and P. P. Raychev and P. A. Terziev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0311190},
  year   = {2007}
}

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27 pages, LaTeX