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Two interacting fermions in a 1D harmonic trap: matching the Bethe ansatz and variational approaches

Quantum Gases 2012-11-06 v1

Abstract

In this work, combining the Bethe ansatz approach with the variational principle, we calculate the ground state energy of the relative motion of a system of two fermions with spin up and down interacting via a delta-function potential in a 1D harmonic trap. Our results show good agreement with the analytical solution of the problem, and provide a starting point for the investigation of more complex few-body systems where no exact theoretical solution is available.

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@article{arxiv.1208.2206,
  title  = {Two interacting fermions in a 1D harmonic trap: matching the Bethe ansatz and variational approaches},
  author = {D. Rubeni and A. Foerster and I. Roditi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.2206},
  year   = {2012}
}

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8 pages, 2 figures