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Quantum mechanical bootstrap on the interval: obtaining the exact spectrum

High Energy Physics - Theory 2024-02-07 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

We show that for a particular model, the quantum mechanical bootstrap is capable of finding exact results. We consider a solvable system with Hamiltonian H=SZ(1Z)SH=SZ(1-Z)S, where ZZ and SS satisfy canonical commutation relations. While this model may appear unusual, using an appropriate coordinate transformation, the Schr\"odinger equation can be cast into a standard form with a P\"oschl-Teller-type potential. Since the system is defined on an interval, it is well-known that SS is not self-adjoint. Nevertheless, the bootstrap method can still be implemented, producing an infinite set of positivity constraints. Using a certain operator ordering, the energy eigenvalues are only constrained into bands. With an alternative ordering, however, we find that a finite number of constraints is sufficient to fix the low-lying energy levels exactly.

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@article{arxiv.2402.03434,
  title  = {Quantum mechanical bootstrap on the interval: obtaining the exact spectrum},
  author = {Lewis Sword and David Vegh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.03434},
  year   = {2024}
}

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32 pages, 10 figures

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