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Quantum Gases · Physics 2014-02-07 H. A. Ishkhanyan , A. M. Manukyan , A. M. Ishkhanyan

We introduce an exactly integrable singular potential for which the solution of the one-dimensional stationary Schr\"odinger equation is written through irreducible linear combinations of the Gauss hypergeometric functions. The potential,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-03-05 A. M. Ishkhanyan

By using the recent mathematical tools developed in quaternionic differential operator theory, we solve the Schroedinger equation in presence of a quaternionic step potential. The analytic solution for the stationary states allows to…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-06-26 Stefano De Leo , Gisele C. Ducati , Tiago M. Madureira

Stationary solutions asymptoting to nonlinear plane waves of the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation with a PT-symmetric, complex linear potential are characterized. The potential includes both a spatially varying gain-loss profile and a…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2026-04-13 Sathyanarayanan Chandramouli , Patrick Sprenger , Mark A. Hoefer

Analytic and approximate solutions for the energy eigenvalues generated by the hyperbolic potentials $V_m(x)=-U_0\sinh^{2m}(x/d)/\cosh^{2m+2}(x/d),\,m=0,1,2,\dots$ are constructed. A byproduct of this work is the construction of polynomial…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2016-08-22 Richard L. Hall , Nasser Saad

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a curious function of two variables, expressable via the employment of the Lambert W Funtion, which can be generalized to satisfy Euler's Equation of Inviscid Motion over a specific domain, with…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-05-25 József Vass

We apply the recently defined Lambert W function to some problems of classical statistical mechanics, i.e. the Tonks gas and a fluid of classical particles interacting via repulsive pair potentials. The latter case is considered both from…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-10 Jean-Michel Caillol

We investigate the one-dimensional Schr\"{o}dinger equation for a harmonic oscillator with a finite jump $a$ at the origin. The solution is constructed by employing the ordinary matching-of-wavefunctions technique. For the special choices…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2024-04-01 Yuta Nasuda , Nobuyuki Sawado

We introduce an extended Kepler-Coulomb quantum model in spherical coordinates. The Schr\"{o}dinger equation of this Hamiltonian is solved in these coordinates and it is shown that the wave functions of the system can be expressed in terms…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-04-03 Md Fazlul Hoque , Ian Marquette , Sarah Post , Yao-Zhong Zhang

The $\psi(x)$-function, which solves the equation $x = \sinh(aw)e^w$ for $0<a<1$, has a natural connection to the renowned Lambert $W$ function and also physical relevance through its connection to the Lenz-Ising model of ferromagnetism. We…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2023-11-28 Per Åhag , Rafał Czyż , Per-Håkan Lundow

We study sequences of solutions to the inhomogeneous Landau-Fermi-Dirac equation with Coulomb potential in which the quantum parameter converges to zero. Our main result establishes the compactness of these sequences, which allows us to…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-01-24 Paulo Sampaio

We present a new numerical method for accurate computations of solutions to (linear) one dimensional Schr\"odinger equations with periodic potentials. This is a prominent model in solid state physics where we also allow for perturbations by…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2012-05-03 Zhongyi Huang , Shi Jin , Peter Markowich , Christof Sparber

This paper investigates the generalized convexity properties of the Lambert $W$ function, defined as the solution to $W(z)e^{W(z)}=z$. Focusing on $H_{p,q}$-convexity and concavity with respect to H\"older means, we derive necessary and…

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The Lambert W function has utility for solving various exponential and logarithmic equations arranged in the form of $g(x)e^{g(x)}$. Using the Lambert W function and tetration, a variety of categorized inversion formulas are presented.…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2020-10-27 Sidney Edwards

We present the exact solution of the stationary Schr\"odinger equation equation for the potential $V=V_0/{\sqrt{x}}$. Each of the two fundamental solutions that compose the general solution of the problem is given by a combination with…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-10-26 A. M. Ishkhanyan

We treat the eigenvalue problem posed by self-similar potentials, i.e. homogeneous functions under a particular affine transformation, by means of symmetry techniques. We find that the eigenfunctions of such problems are localized, even…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-01 E. Sadurní , S. Castillo

We consider the Schrodinger equation with a logarithmic nonlinearity and a repulsive harmonic potential. Depending on the parameters of the equation, the solution may or may not be dispersive. When dispersion occurs, it does with an…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-12-04 Remi Carles , Chunmei Su

We study cylindrically symmetric steady-state accretion of polytropic test matter spiraling onto the symmetry axis in power-law and logarithmic potentials. The model allows one to qualitatively understand the accretion process in a symmetry…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-11-11 Łukasz Bratek , Joanna Jałocha , Marek Kutschera

Since the advent of quantum mechanics different approaches to find analytical solutions of the Schr\"odinger equation have been successfully developed. Here we follow and generalize the approach pioneered by Natanzon and others by which the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-06-11 D. Batic , D. Mills-Howell , M. Nowakowski

We use the tridiagonal representation approach to solve the radial Schr\"odinger equation for the continuum scattering states of the Coulomb problem in a complete basis set of discrete Bessel functions. Consequently, we obtain a new…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-03-23 A. D. Alhaidari