5 research outputs found
Spectral properties of non-conservative multichannel SUSY partners of the zero potential
Spectral properties of a coupled potential model obtained with
the help of a single non-conservative supersymmetric (SUSY) transformation
starting from a system of radial Schr\"odinger equations with the zero
potential and finite threshold differences between the channels are studied.
The structure of the system of polynomial equations which determine the zeros
of the Jost-matrix determinant is analyzed. In particular, we show that the
Jost-matrix determinant has zeros which may all correspond to
virtual states. The number of bound states satisfies . The
maximal number of resonances is . A perturbation technique
for a small coupling approximation is developed. A detailed study of the
inverse spectral problem is given for the case.Comment: 17 pages, 4 figure
Eigenphase preserving two-channel SUSY transformations
We propose a new kind of supersymmetric (SUSY) transformation in the case of
the two-channel scattering problem with equal thresholds, for partial waves of
the same parity. This two-fold transformation is based on two imaginary
factorization energies with opposite signs and with mutually conjugated
factorization solutions. We call it an eigenphase preserving SUSY
transformation as it relates two Hamiltonians, the scattering matrices of which
have identical eigenphase shifts. In contrast to known phase-equivalent
transformations, the mixing parameter is modified by the eigenphase preserving
transformation.Comment: 16 pages, 1 figur
Single- and coupled-channel radial inverse scattering with supersymmetric transformations
The present status of the coupled-channel inverse-scattering method with
supersymmetric transformations is reviewed. We first revisit in a pedagogical
way the single-channel case, where the supersymmetric approach is shown to
provide a complete solution to the inverse-scattering problem. A special
emphasis is put on the differences between conservative and non-conservative
transformations. In particular, we show that for the zero initial potential, a
non-conservative transformation is always equivalent to a pair of conservative
transformations. These single-channel results are illustrated on the inversion
of the neutron-proton triplet eigenphase shifts for the S and D waves. We then
summarize and extend our previous works on the coupled-channel case and stress
remaining difficulties and open questions. We mostly concentrate on two-channel
examples to illustrate general principles while keeping mathematics as simple
as possible. In particular, we discuss the difference between the
equal-threshold and different-threshold problems. For equal thresholds,
conservative transformations can provide non-diagonal Jost and scattering
matrices. Iterations of such transformations are shown to lead to practical
algorithms for inversion. A convenient technique where the mixing parameter is
fitted independently of the eigenphases is developed with iterations of pairs
of conjugate transformations and applied to the neutron-proton triplet S-D
scattering matrix, for which exactly-solvable matrix potential models are
constructed. For different thresholds, conservative transformations do not seem
to be able to provide a non-trivial coupling between channels. In contrast, a
single non-conservative transformation can generate coupled-channel potentials
starting from the zero potential and is a promising first step towards a full
solution to the coupled-channel inverse problem with threshold differences.Comment: Topical review, 84 pages, 7 figures, 93 reference
Nonlinear Supersymmetric Quantum Mechanics: concepts and realizations
Nonlinear SUSY approach to preparation of quantum systems with pre-planned
spectral properties is reviewed. Possible multidimensional extensions of
Nonlinear SUSY are described. The full classification of ladder-reducible and
irreducible chains of SUSY algebras in one-dimensional QM is given. Emergence
of hidden symmetries and spectrum generating algebras is elucidated in the
context of Nonlinear SUSY in one- and two-dimensional QM.Comment: 75 pages, Minor corrections, Version published in Journal of Physics