An alternative series solution to the isotropic quartic oscillator in N dimensions


Taseli H.

JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL CHEMISTRY, vol.20, pp.235-245, 1996 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20
  • Publication Date: 1996
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/bf01165345
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL CHEMISTRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.235-245
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The series solution of the N-dimensional isotropic quartic oscillator weighted by an appropriate function which exhibits the correct asymptotic behavior of the wave function is presented. The numerical performance of the solution in Bill's determinant picture is excellent, and yields the energy spectrum of the system to any desired accuracy for the full range of the coupling constant. Furthermore, it converges to the well-known exact solution of the unperturbed harmonic oscillator wave function, when the anharmonic interaction vanishes.