Generation of a Complete Set of Additive Shape-Invariant Potentials from an Euler Equation

Jonathan Bougie, Asim Gangopadhyaya, Jeffrey Mallow

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Abstract

<p> In supersymmetric quantum mechanics, shape invariance is a sufficient condition for solvability. We show that all conventional additive shape-invariant superpotentials that are independent of &hstrok; can be generated from two partial differential equations. One of these is equivalent to the one-dimensional Euler equation expressing momentum conservation for inviscid fluid flow, and it is closed by the other. We solve these equations, generate the set of all conventional shape-invariant superpotentials, and show that there are no others in this category. We then develop an algorithm for generating all additive shape-invariant superpotentials including those that depend on &hstrok; explicitly.</p>
Original languageAmerican English
JournalPhysics: Faculty Publications and Other Works
Volume105
Issue number210402
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 10 2010

Keywords

  • supersymetric quantum mechanics

Disciplines

  • Physics

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