Atomic Supersymmetry, Oscillators, and the Penning Trap [chapter]

V. Alan Kostelecký
1994 Symmetries in Science VII  
This paper begins with some background information and a summary of results in atomic supersymmetry. The connection between the supersymmetric Coulomb and oscillator problems in arbitrary dimensions is outlined. Next, I treat the issue of nding a description of supersymmetry-based quantum-defect theory in terms of oscillators. A model with an anharmonic term that yields analytical eigenfunctions is introduced to solve this problem in arbitrary dimensions. Finally, I show that geonium atoms
more » ... icles contained in a Penning trap) oer a realization of a multidimensional harmonic oscillator in an idealized limit. The anharmonic theory presented here provides a means of modeling the realistic case. Written in honor of Franco Iachello on his 50th birthday Published in the Festschrift volumè
doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-2956-9_27 fatcat:jwln7pbigrdkvbqtafe3wrr6oy