More on the quantum harmonic oscillator via unilateral Fourier transform

The stationary states of the quantum harmonic oscillator are properly determined by means of the unilateral Fourier transform without having to recourse to the properties of the confluent hypergeometric functions. This simpler procedure is reminiscent of the algebraic method based on the ladder oper...

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Authors: Vieira, Douglas Willian [UNESP], Castro, Antonio Soares de [UNESP]
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2022
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repository:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/240324
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1806-9126-RBEF-2022-0038
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/240324
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Fourier transform
Harmonic oscillator
Unilateral fourier transform
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Summary:The stationary states of the quantum harmonic oscillator are properly determined by means of the unilateral Fourier transform without having to recourse to the properties of the confluent hypergeometric functions. This simpler procedure is reminiscent of the algebraic method based on the ladder operators and depends on the value of just one tabulated definite integral related to the ground state.