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It is shown that the two-body Coulomb problem in the Sturm representation leads to a new two-dimensional, exactly-solvable, superintegrable quantum system in curved space with a $g^{(2)}$ hidden algebra and a cubic polynomial algebra of…
We explore the quantum Coulomb problem for two-body bound states, in $D=3$ and $D=3-2\epsilon$ dimensions, in detail, and give an extensive list of expectation values that arise in the evaluation of QED corrections to bound state energies.…
Finite and Infinite-dimensional representations of symmetry algebras play a significant role in determining the spectral properties of physical Hamiltonians. In this paper, we introduce and apply a practical method to construct infinite…
Using a suitable Laguerre basis set that ensures a tridiagonal matrix representation of the reference Hamiltonian, we were able to evaluate in closed form the matrix representation of the associated Hamiltonian for few exactly solvable 2D…
The Schr\"odinger-Coulomb Sturmian problem in $\mathbb{R}^{N}$, $N\geqslant2$, is considered in the momentum representation. An integral formula for the Gegenbauer polynomials, found recently by Cohl [arXiv:1105.2735], is used to separate…
A certain generalization of the algebra $gl(N,{\bf R})$ of first-order differential operators acting on a space of inhomogeneous polynomials in ${\bf R}^{N-1}$ is constructed. The generators of this (non)Lie algebra depend on permutation…
The three-body continuum Coulomb problem is treated in terms of the generalized parabolic coordinates. Approximate solutions are expressed in the form of a Lippmann-Schwinger type equation, where the Green's function includes the leading…
We lift the constraint of a diagonal representation of the Hamiltonian by searching for square integrable bases that support an infinite tridiagonal matrix representation of the wave operator. The class of solutions obtained as such…
In this paper, we investigate new integrable extensions of two-center Coulomb systems. We study the most general $n$-dimensional deformation of the two-center problem by adding arbitrary functions supporting second order commuting conserved…
A family of maximally superintegrable systems containing the Coulomb atom as a special case is constructed in N-dimensional Euclidean space. Two different sets of N commuting second order operators are found, overlapping in the Hamiltonian…
We introduce an approximation method to solve an optimal control problem via the Lagrange dual of its weak formulation. It is based on a sum-of-squares representation of the Hamiltonian, and extends a previous method from polynomial…
For solving the $2\to 2,3$ three-body Coulomb scattering problem the Faddeev-Merkuriev integral equations in discrete Hilbert-space basis representation are considered. It is shown that as far as scattering amplitudes are considered the…
Taking the Hydrogen atom as an example it is shown that if the symmetry of a three-dimensional system is $O(2) \oplus Z_2$, the variables $(r, \rho, \varphi)$ allow a separation of the variable $\varphi$, and the eigenfunctions define a new…
If a quantum mechanical Hamiltonian has an infinite symmetric tridiagonal (Jacobi) matrix form in some discrete Hilbert-space basis representation, then its Green's operator can be constructed in terms of a continued fraction. As an…
We provide formulas for projectors onto a polyhedral set, i.e. the intersection of a finite number of halfspaces. To this aim we formulate the problem of finding the projection as a convex optimization problem and we solve explicitly…
We study the three-body Coulomb problem in two dimensions and show how to calculate very accurately its quantum properties. The use of a convenient set of coordinates makes it possible to write the Schr\"{o}dinger equation only using…
The intrinsically relativistic problem of a fermion subject to a pseudoscalar screened Coulomb plus a uniform background potential in two-dimensional space-time is mapped into a Sturm-Liouville. This mapping gives rise to an effective…
We consider the case of exceptional Laguerre polynomials $X_1$ of type I, II and III, their ordinary differential equations and the problem of finding general solution beside the polynomial part. We will develop an algebraic approach based…
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…
Two of the most iconic systems of quantum physics are the particle in a box and the Coulomb potential (the third is, of course, the harmonic oscillator). In this expository paper, we consider the quantum solution to the problem of an…