Particle in a box with a delta-function potential: strong and weak coupling limits

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2009-01-20

arxiv.org/abs/0901.3155v2

Am. J. Phys. 77, 734 (2009)

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Condensed Matter

Other Condensed Matter

minor corrections; a module for numerical results is http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/ParticleInABoxSpectraForDeltaFunctionPe

Scientific paper

10.1119/1.3119178

A particle in a one-dimensional delta-function potential and particle in a box are two well-known pedagogical examples; their combination, particle in a box with a delta-function potential V_\lambda(x)=\lambda\delta(x-x_0), too, has been recently explored. We point out that it provides a unique example that is solvable in the weak (\lambda->0) and the strong (1/\lambda->0) coupling limits. In either limit, the attractive and repulsive potentials lead to identical spectra, with the possible exception of a single negative-energy state that is present when the potential is attractive. We numerically obtain the spectra near the strong-coupling limit and discuss the consequences of the degeneracy that arises when 1/|\lambda|=0.

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