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Phase equivalent potentials, Complex coordinates and Supersymmetric Quantum Mechanics

Quantum Physics 2009-11-13 v1

Abstract

Supersymmetric Quantum Mechanics may be used to construct reflectionless potentials and phase-equivalent potentials. The exactly solvable case of the λsech2\lambda sech^2 potential is used to show that for certain values of the strength λ\lambda the phase-equivalent singular potential arising from the elimination of all the boundstates is identical to the original potential evaluated at a point shifted in the complex cordinate space. This equivalence has the consequence that certain general relations valid for reflectionless potentials and phase-equivalent potentials lead to hitherto unknown identities satisfied by the Associated Legendre functions. This exactly solvable probelm is used to demonstrate some aspects of scattering theory.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0611012,
  title  = {Phase equivalent potentials, Complex coordinates and Supersymmetric Quantum Mechanics},
  author = {C. V. Sukumar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0611012},
  year   = {2009}
}

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