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1d Pöschl-Teller

i. Overview

The Pöschl-Teller potential, `V(x)sech2(κx)V(x) \propto -\mathrm{sech}^2{(\kappa x)}`, gives rise to a one-dimensional quantum system for which the energy eigenvalues, energy eigenstates and scattering data can be computed exactly. Notably, the potential is _reflectionless_ when the parameter controlling its depth is a positive integer.

ii. Key results

iii. Table of contents

- A. Potential function - B. Hilbert space - C. Operators - C.1. Kinetic energy - C.2. Potential energy - C.3. Hamiltonian - C.4. Creation and annihilation operators - C.4.1. On Schwartz functions - C.4.2. As unbounded operators - D. As a quantum system

iv. References

  • https://arxiv.org/pdf/2411.14941

A. Potential function

B. Hilbert space

C. Operators

C.1. Kinetic energy

C.2. Potential energy

C.3. Hamiltonian

C.4. Creation and annihilation operators

#### C.4.1. On Schwartz functions

#### C.4.2. As unbounded operators

D. As a quantum system

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Pöschl-Teller potential V(x)V(x)

The Pöschl-Teller potential function maps a position xx in one-dimensional space to the real value: V(x)=2κ2N(N+1)2mcosh2(κx)V(x) = -\frac{\hbar^2 \kappa^2 N(N+1)}{2m \cosh^2(\kappa x)} where mm is the mass of the particle, \hbar is the reduced Planck's constant, κ\kappa is a parameter controlling the width of the potential, and NN is a parameter determining its depth.

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Hilbert space L2(Space 1,C)L^2(\text{Space } 1, \mathbb{C}) for the Pöschl-Teller system

For a given Pöschl-Teller system, the Hilbert space is defined as L2(Space 1,C)L^2(\text{Space } 1, \mathbb{C}), the space of square-integrable complex-valued functions on one-dimensional space.

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Multiplication by tanh(κx)\tanh(\kappa x) as a continuous linear map

The continuous linear operator on the Schwartz space S(R,C)\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}, \mathbb{C}) defined by pointwise multiplication by the function xtanh(κx)x \mapsto \tanh(\kappa x), where κ\kappa is the characteristic parameter of the Pöschl-Teller potential.

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Creation operator a^\hat{a}^\dagger for the Pöschl-Teller potential

The creation operator for a one-dimensional Pöschl-Teller system is a continuous linear map on the Schwartz space S(R,C)\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}, \mathbb{C}) defined by the expression: 12m(p^+iκtanh(κx)) \frac{1}{\sqrt{2m}} \left( \hat{p} + i\hbar\kappa \tanh(\kappa x) \right) where mm is the mass of the particle, κ\kappa is the characteristic parameter of the potential, p^\hat{p} is the momentum operator iddx-i\hbar \frac{d}{dx}, \hbar is the reduced Planck constant, and ii is the imaginary unit. The operator involves the momentum operator and the pointwise multiplication by the hyperbolic tangent function tanh(κx)\tanh(\kappa x).

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Annihilation operator a^\hat{a} on the Schwartz space S(R,C)\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}, \mathbb{C}) for the Pöschl-Teller potential

The annihilation operator a^\hat{a} for the one-dimensional Pöschl-Teller potential is defined as a continuous linear map on the Schwartz space S(R,C)\mathcal{S}(\mathbb{R}, \mathbb{C}). Given the system parameters for mass mm and the characteristic potential scale κ\kappa, the operator is expressed as: a^=12m(p^iκtanh(κx)) \hat{a} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2m}} \left( \hat{p} - i\hbar\kappa \tanh(\kappa x) \right) where p^\hat{p} is the momentum operator, \hbar is the reduced Planck constant, and tanh(κx)\tanh(\kappa x) denotes the operator for pointwise multiplication by the hyperbolic tangent function.

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Multiplication operator by tanh(κx)\tanh(\kappa x)

The `tanhOperator` is the unbounded linear operator on the Hilbert space L2(R,C)L^2(\mathbb{R}, \mathbb{C}) defined by the pointwise multiplication by the function f(x)=tanh(κx)f(x) = \tanh(\kappa x), where κ\kappa is the characteristic parameter of the Pöschl-Teller potential. The operator maps a wave function ψL2(R,C)\psi \in L^2(\mathbb{R}, \mathbb{C}) to the product (tanh(κx))ψ(x)(\tanh(\kappa x)) \psi(x) on the domain where this product remains square-integrable.

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Creation operator a^\hat{a}^\dagger for the Pöschl-Teller potential

For a one-dimensional Pöschl-Teller system with mass mm and characteristic parameter κ\kappa, the creation operator a^\hat{a}^\dagger is an unbounded linear operator on the Hilbert space L2(R,C)L^2(\mathbb{R}, \mathbb{C}). It is defined as: a^=12m(p^+iκtanh(κx)) \hat{a}^\dagger = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2m}} \left( \hat{p} + i\hbar\kappa \tanh(\kappa x) \right) where p^\hat{p} is the momentum operator, \hbar is the reduced Planck constant, and tanh(κx)\tanh(\kappa x) denotes the operator for pointwise multiplication by the hyperbolic tangent function.

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Annihilation operator for the Pöschl-Teller system

The annihilation operator for the Pöschl-Teller system is an unbounded linear operator on the Hilbert space L2(R,C)L^2(\mathbb{R}, \mathbb{C}) defined by the expression 12m(Piκtanh(κx)) \frac{1}{\sqrt{2m}} (P - i \hbar \kappa \tanh(\kappa x)) where PP is the momentum operator iddx-i\hbar \frac{d}{dx}, mm is the mass of the particle, \hbar is the reduced Planck constant, and κ\kappa is the characteristic parameter of the Pöschl-Teller potential.