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A powerful method for calculating the eigenvalues of a Hamiltonian operator consists of converting the energy eigenvalue equation into a matrix equation by means of an appropriate basis set of functions. The convergence of the method can be…
Using heuristic arguments alone, based on the properties of the wavefunctions, we obtain the energy eigenvalues and the corresponding eigenfunctions of the one-dimensional harmonic oscillator. This approach is considerably simpler and is…
Using the Riesz-Feller fractional derivative, we apply the factorization algorithm to the fractional quantum harmonic oscillator along the lines previously proposed by Olivar-Romero and Rosas-Ortiz, extending their results. We solve the…
We present a full algebraic derivation of the wavefunctions of the simple harmonic oscillator in coordinate and momentum space. This derivation illustrates the abstract approach to the simple harmonic oscillator by completing the derivation…
We generalize Schroedinger's factorization method for Hydrogen from the conventional separation into angular and radial coordinates to a Cartesian-based factorization. Unique to this approach, is the fact that the Hamiltonian is represented…
We propose an alternative factorization for the simple harmonic oscillator hamiltonian which includes Mielnik's isospectral factorization as a particular case. This factorization is realized in two non-mutually adjoint operators whose…
The applicability of the factorization method is extended to the case of quantum fractional-differential Hamiltonians. In contrast with the conventional factorization, it is shown that the `factorization energy' is now a…
We write a computer program that uses the recursion relation to calculate wave function in the harmonic-oscillator potential for specified values of E/hv (with its deviation 0.001) containing only even numbers of v (0,2,4,...). In this…
The factorization method of Infeld and Hull is applied to the radial Schr\"{o}dinger equation for $d$-dimensional isotropic harmonic oscillator and various ladder operators are defined. The radial energy eigenstates are expressed in terms…
Employing the phase-space representation of second order ordinary differential equations we developed a method to find the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of the 1-dimensional time independent Schr\"odinger equation for quantum model…
Quantum mechanics is often developed in the position representation, but this is not necessary, and one can perform calculations in a representation-independent fashion, even for wavefunctions. In this work, we illustrate how one can…
The single well 1D harmonic oscillator is one of the most fundamental and commonly solved problems in quantum mechanics. Traditionally, in most introductory quantum mechanics textbooks, it is solved using either a power series method, which…
A covariant non-local extention if the stationary Schr\"odinger equation is presented and it's solution in terms of Heisenbergs's matrix quantum mechanics is proposed. For the special case of the Riesz fractional derivative, the calculation…
Since a pure quantum system is incapable of faithfully simulating the solutions of the Schroedinger equation that actually pertains to itself, it is proposed that quantum computing technology (as opposed to cryptographic technology) not be…
The Legendre transform expresses dynamics of a classical system through first-order Hamiltonian equations. We consider coherent state transforms with a similar effect in quantum mechanics: they reduce certain quantum Hamiltonians to…
The numerical version of the Hamilton-Jacobi quantization method, recently proposed, is applied to the one dimensional quartic oscillator. A suitable quantization condition is formulated and various energy levels and wave functions are…
We present a highly accurate method for solving single-active-electron (SAE) atomic eigenset in momentum space. The trouble of Coulomb kernel singularity is bypassed with numerical quadrature, which is simple but effective. The complicated…
The factorization method was introduced by Schroedinger in 1940. Its use in bound-state problems is widely known, including in supersymmetric quantum mechanics; one can create a factorization chain, which simultaneously solves a sequence of…
Exact analytical, closed-form solutions, expressed in terms of special functions, are presented for the case of a three-dimensional nonlinear quantum oscillator with a position dependent mass. This system is the generalization of the…
We show how several important classical problems, with positive definite potential energy, can be solved by starting from the factorization of the total mechanical energy using complex numbers. In particular, we derive in a new way exact…