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Dynamic hyperpolarizability of the one-dimensional hydrogen atom with a $\delta$-function interaction

Atomic Physics 2009-10-15 v1 Optics

Abstract

The dynamic hyperpolarizability of a particle bound by the one-dimensional δ\delta-function potential is obtained in closed form. On the first step, we analyze the singular structure of the non-linear response function as given by the sum-over-state expression. We express its poles and residues in terms of the wave-number kk. On the second step, we calculated the frequency dependence of the response function by integration over kk. Our method provides a unique opportunity to check the convergence of numerical methods, and is in a perfect agreement with the static and high frequency limits obtained by different theories. The former is obtained using the approach of Swenson and Danforth (J. Chem. Phys. {\bf 57}, 1734 (1972)). The asymptotic decay is studied using the method of Scandolo and Bassani (Phys. Rev. B {\bf 51}, 6925 (1995)). Its extension to the case of quadrupole polarizability reveals a universal (not dependent on the choice of the system) asymptotic behavior of the hyperpolarizability.

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@article{arxiv.0910.2478,
  title  = {Dynamic hyperpolarizability of the one-dimensional hydrogen atom with a $\delta$-function interaction},
  author = {Khompat Satitkovitchai},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0910.2478},
  year   = {2009}
}

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13 pages, 5 figures

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