PT-Invariant Periodic Potentials with a Finite Number of Band Gaps
Khare, Avinash ; Sukhatme, Uday
arXiv, 0505027 / Harvested from arXiv
We obtain the band edge eigenstates and the mid-band states for the complex, PT-invariant generalized associated Lam\'e potentials $V^{PT}(x)=-a(a+1)m \sn^2(y,m)-b(b+1)m {\sn^2 (y+K(m),m)} -f(f+1)m {\sn^2 (y+K(m)+iK'(m),m)}-g(g+1)m {\sn^2 (y+iK'(m),m)}$, where $y \equiv ix+\beta$, and there are four parameters $a,b,f,g$. This work is a substantial generalization of previous work with the associated Lam\'e potentials $V(x)=a(a+1)m\sn^2(x,m)+b(b+1)m{\sn^2 (x+K(m),m)}$ and their corresponding PT-invariant counterparts $V^{PT}(x)=-V(ix+\beta)$, both of which involving just two parameters $a,b$. We show that for many integer values of $a,b,f,g$, the PT-invariant potentials $V^{PT}(x)$ are periodic problems with a finite number of band gaps. Further, usingsupersymmetry, we construct several additional, new, complex, PT-invariant, periodic potentials with a finite number of band gaps. We also point out the intimate connection between the above generalized associated Lam\'e potential problem and Heun's differential equation.
Publié le : 2005-05-09
Classification:  Mathematical Physics,  High Energy Physics - Theory,  Quantum Physics
@article{0505027,
     author = {Khare, Avinash and Sukhatme, Uday},
     title = {PT-Invariant Periodic Potentials with a Finite Number of Band Gaps},
     journal = {arXiv},
     volume = {2005},
     number = {0},
     year = {2005},
     language = {en},
     url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/0505027}
}
Khare, Avinash; Sukhatme, Uday. PT-Invariant Periodic Potentials with a Finite Number of Band Gaps. arXiv, Tome 2005 (2005) no. 0, . http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/0505027/