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International Journal of Quantum Chemistry

Hidden symmetries and thermodynamic properties for a harmonic oscillator plus an inverse square potential

Shi‐Hai Dong, Marcelo Lozada‐Cassou, Yu Jiang, Felipe Jiménez‐Ángeles, Ana Leonor Rivera

Published Sep 13, 2006• 114 citations
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Abstract

Abstract The exact solutions of a one‐dimensional Schrödinger equation with a harmonic oscillator plus an inverse square potential are obtained. The ladder operators constructed directly from the normalized wavefunctions are found to satisfy a su(1, 1) algebra. Another hidden symmetry is used to explore the relations between the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions by substituting x → −ix. The vibrational partition function Z is calculated exactly to study thermodynamic functions such as the vibrational mean energy U, specific heat C, free energy F, and entropy S. It is both interesting and surprising to find that both vibrational specific heat C and entropy S are independent of the potential strength α. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2007

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10.1002/qua.21103

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