Related papers: A QES Band-Structure Problem in One Dimension

We obtain several new results for the complex generalized associated Lame potential V(x)= a(a+1)m sn^2(y,m)+ b(b+1)m sn^2(y+K(m),m) + f(f+1)m sn^2(y+K(m)+iK'(m),m)+ g(g+1)m sn^2(y+iK'(m),m), where y = x-K(m)/2-iK'(m)/2, sn(y,m) is a Jacobi…

Applying certain known theorems about one-dimensional periodic potentials, we show that the energy spectrum of the associated Lam\'{e} potentials $$a(a+1)m~{\rm sn}^2(x,m)+b(b+1)m~{\rm cn}^2(x,m)/{\rm dn}^2(x,m)$$ consists of a finite…

We obtain the band edge eigenstates and the mid-band states for the complex, PT-invariant generalized associated Lam\'e potentials $V^{PT}(x)=-a(a+1)m \sn^2(y,m)-b(b+1)m {\sn^2 (y+K(m),m)} -f(f+1)m {\sn^2 (y+K(m)+iK'(m),m)}-g(g+1)m {\sn^2…

Using the formalism of supersymmetric quantum mechanics, we obtain a large number of new analytically solvable one-dimensional periodic potentials and study their properties. More specifically, the supersymmetric partners of the Lame…

Let $\alpha\in(0,1)$ be an irrational, and $[0;a_1,a_2,...]$ the continued fraction expansion of $\alpha$. Let $H_{\alpha,V}$ be the one-dimensional Schr\"odinger operator with Sturm potential of frequency $\alpha$. Suppose the potential…

We solve the eigenvalue spectra for two quasi exactly solvable (QES) Schr\"odinger problems defined by the potentials $V(x;\gamma,\eta) = 4\gamma^{2}\cosh^{4}(x) + V_{1}(\gamma,\eta) \cosh^{2}(x) + \eta \left( \eta-1 \right)\tanh^{2}(x)$…

The variation of the electronic structure normal to 1D defects in quasi-freestanding MoS$_2$, grown by molecular beam epitaxy, is investigated through high resolution scanning tunneling spectroscopy at $5$K. Strong upwards bending of…

We propose a new approach based on the algebraization of the Associated Lam\'{e} equation \[-\psi''(x) + [ m(m+1)k^{2}sn^{2}x + \ell(\ell+1)k^{2}(cn^{2}x/dn^{2}x)]\psi(x) = E\psi(x)\] within sl(2,R) to derive the corresponding periodic…

We consider a polyharmonic operator $H=(-\Delta)^l+V(\x)$ in dimension two with $l\geq 2$, $l$ being an integer, and a quasi-periodic potential $V(\x)$. We prove that the absolutely continuous spectrum of $H$ contains a semiaxis and there…

We obtain the band edge eigenfunctions and the eigenvalues of solvable periodic potentials using the quantum Hamilton - Jacobi formalism. The potentials studied here are the Lam{\'e} and the associated Lam{\'e} which belong to the class of…

We study bound-state solutions of the Klein-Gordon equation $\varphi^{\prime\prime}(x) =\big[m^2-\big(E-v\,f(x)\big)^2\big] \varphi(x),$ for bounded vector potentials which in one spatial dimension have the form $V(x) = v\,f(x),$ where…

A general approach for constructing multidimensional quasi-exactly solvable (QES) potentials with explicitly known eigenfunctions for two energy levels is proposed. Examples of new QES potentials are presented.

Bi-quadratic programming over unit spheres is a fundamental problem in quantum mechanics introduced by pioneer work of Einstein, Schr\"odinger, and others. It has been shown to be NP-hard; so it must be solve by efficient heuristic…

In this paper, as a continuation of [Contreras-Astorga A., Escobar-Ruiz A. M. and Linares R., \textit{Phys. Scr.} {\bf99} 025223 (2024)] the one-dimensional quasi-exactly solvable (QES) sextic potential $V^{\rm(qes)}(x) = \frac{1}{2}(\nu\,…

A simple expression is derived for the band structure of a one-dimensional periodic potential in terms of two solutions of the Schroedinger equation within the unit cell, one with a zero-derivative boundary condition on the left-hand end of…

We consider a polyharmonic operator $H=(-\Delta)^l+V(x)$ in dimension two with $l\geq 6$ and a limit-periodic potential $V(x)$. We prove that the spectrum of $H$ contains a semiaxis and there is a family of generalized eigenfunctions at…

For an arbitrary open, nonempty, bounded set $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$, $n \in \mathbb{N}$, and sufficiently smooth coefficients $a,b,q$, we consider the closed, strictly positive, higher-order differential operator $A_{\Omega, 2m}…

Without our ability to model and manipulate the band structure of semiconducting materials, the modern digital computer would be impractically large, hot, and expensive. In the undergraduate QM curriculum, we studied the effect of spatially…

We present measurements of momentum-resolved magneto-tunneling from a perpendicular two-dimensional (2D) contact into integer quantum Hall (QH) edges at a sharp edge potential created by cleaved edge overgrowth. Resonances in the tunnel…

We suppose: (1) that the ground-state eigenvalue E = F(v) of the Schroedinger Hamiltonian H = -Delta + vf(x) in one dimension is known for all values of the coupling v > 0; and (2) that the potential shape can be expressed in the form f(x)…