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Non Perturbative Effective Potentials of Quantum Oscillators PRAMANA © Printed in India Vol. 42, No. 4, __journal of April 1994 physics pp. 285-297 Non perturbative effective potentials of quantum oscillators ROSE P IGNATIUS and K BABU JOSEPH Department of Physics, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi 682 022, India MS received 23 July 1993 Abstract. Non perturbative analogues of the Gaussian effective potential (GEP) are defined for quantum oscillators obeying q--or (q,p)--deformed commutation relations. These are called the non perturbative q-effective potential (NPcEP) and the non perturbative qp effective potential (NP EP), in the respective cases. A system-specific effective potential (SSEP) is also introduced by'~eans of an additional minimization with respect to the q or q and p parameters. The method is applied to q and (q, p) oscillators of the quartic and sextic types. The SSEP in the case of ground states of the q-oscillators corresponds to q = I, which is the ordinary bosonic limit. A potential shape transition that involves the conversion of a double well to a single well or vice versa, is seen to exist in the case of quantum oscillators sitting in a double well potential. Keywords. Quantum groups; q-oscillator; non-perturbative effective potential; anharmonic oscillators. PACS Nos 02.20; 03.65; !i.10; 12.40 1. Introduction Quantum groups and quantum algebras have been receiving considerable attention in recent years [1-6]. Some of these investigations focus on quantum group modified quantum mechanics. In reference 6, for example, the spectrum of a q-anharmonic oscillator with quartic interaction has been studied using first order perturbation theory. There is a logical need to apply the non perturbative approach to such systems that are generically known as quantum oscillators. It is clear by now that the Gaussian effective potential (GEP) provides a powerful method for accounting the effect of quantum fluctuations on the classical potential [7]. A non perturbative technique enables one to perform systematic approximations in quantum mechanics as well as quantum field theory [7-9]. In this work we formulate a non perturbative q--or (q,p)--analogue of GEP with the help of appropriate quantum oscillator commutation relations that depend on a single parameter q, or two parameters q, p. The resulting quantity is called the non perturbative q-effective potential (NPqEP) or the non perturbative (q,p)--effective potential (NPqpEP), as the case may be. In the original version of GEP there is a positive mass parameter with respect to which the potential is minimized. When a quantum oscillator algebra is employed, the quantum parameters such as q, p can serve as additional parameters in the potential, suggesting a more elaborate scheme of minimization. The end product of the minimization procedure is termed the system-specific effective potential (SSEP). Following Barnes and Ghandour [10] the renormalized mass m u2 and coupling constant ~R are calculated directly from the NPqEP. 285 Rose P Ignatius and K Babu Joseph We study three kinds of quantum oscillator systems: quartic coupled quantum oscillators in a single well and in a double well, and sextic coupled quantum oscillators. Several interesting aspects emerge from these analyses. For example, for the ground state of a quartic or sextic anharmonic q-oscillator, the NPqEP is a minimum corresponding to q = 1 and a maximum corresponding to q = - 1. The renormalized mass mx turns out to be a maximum at q = I. Since mR has the physical significance of being the first excitation energy, these observations seem to cast ordinary (q = 1) quantum mechanics in a new perspective. For the X4-anharmonic (q, p)-oscillator, NPqpEP yields a minimum only if 2 or h vanishes. In the case of quartic q or (q, p)- oscillator in a double well potential, critical values exist for q or q as well as p, for which the double well degenerates into a single well. Results for quantum oscillators with sextic interaction also exhibit some interesting features. This paper is organized into five sections• In § 2 the concept of NPqEP, NPqpEP and SSEP are introduced• Quartic quantum oscillators in single and double well are discussed in § 3. Sextic quantum oscillators constitute the theme of§ 4 and concluding remarks comprise § 5. 2. Non perturbative effective potentials It is well-known that quantum fluctuations modify the classical potential energy, the zero point energy being the prime example. To discuss these effects in the framework of q-deformed quantum mechanics, we seek generalizations of position and momentum operators, X and P, in the form (h~ '/2 X=Xo+\-~] (a¢+a~) (I) P = ~-(2hf~)l/2(a¢ - a~ ) (2) where Xo is a classical c-number and a¢ and a~" are annihilation and creation operators, respectively, with the set ~ = Ill, q]. Here fl denotes a variational parameter having the dimension of mass or frequency that appears in the original q = 1 formulation of the GEP [7], and q is a quantum deformation parameter. For q = 1 the standard definitions of X and P are recovered. We impose the q-commutation relation: a~a~ -- qa~ a~ = q-N¢ (3) where N¢ is the number operator which is not assumed to be the same as a~ a~. In terms of X and P the q-commutation relation reads IX, P] = ih[q -n' + (q - 1)a~ a¢]. (4) Although, in principle, q could be real or complex, consistency of(4) with the assumption that X and P are simultaneously hermitian, constrains q to be a real parameter. The number operator N¢ is required to satisfy the commutation relations: [ae, Ne] = a t, (5) [a~, N~] = - a~. (6) 286 Pramana - J. Phys., Vol. 42, No. 4, April 1994 Quantum oscillators The number eigenstates [n)g are defined by the relation N¢ln)~ = nln)~ (7) where n = 0, 1, 2... The ground state 10)~ is assumed to be annihilated by a~: a¢10)¢ = 0. (8) The nth excited state In)¢ is obtained from 10)¢ by operating a~, n times: (a.t )" ,^. In)¢ = ([n]!)a/21" u )¢ (9) where the q-factorial [n]! is In]! = In]In- 1]... [11 with _q-a. [A] = qAq_ q- t The action of a¢ and a~" on the eigenkets In)~ is postulated as follows: a¢ln)¢ = [nlX/2ln - 1)~, (10) a~ln)~= [n+ 1]l/2ln + 1)e (11) The GEP is customarily defined [71 in the following fashion: V6(Xo) = min Vo(Xo, f~), = min (~01HI~>, (12) t'l where Xo = (¢,1X1¢,) and the lowest variational state I~') is a Gaussian, / fl \u,,. F - fl -I o>o. When q is real and q > 1, a q-analogue of the Gaussian function has been defined, [11] but its explicit form is not required here. We merely assume that the lowest variational trial state 1~')¢ depends on fl as well as q, and the excited states can be generated therefrom by applying a~ as many times as necessary. The NP~EP, with respect to any state kb)¢ is defined as follows: V~(Xo) = min Vq(So,t~) ___ rain ¢(~01H1~)¢. (14) fl Studies in quantum group phenomenoiogy [121 indicate the possibility of a given system being associated with a particular q value. This motivates one to define the Pramana - J. Phys., Vol. 42, No. 4, April 1994 287 Rose P Ignatius and K Babu Joseph SSqEP as follows: V(Xo) = min V(Xo, O, (15) ~ min ¢<g, IHl~>¢. n.q If the two-parameter quantum algebra characterising a (q. p)-oscillator is used [131 then the relevant commutation relations are a~a~ - qa: a, = p-t~.. (16) a,a + _ p-I a~ a. = qS.. (17) where the set t/== Eft. q. P]. A (q. p)-deformed number I-A'l~.pis defined by the relation qa _ p-A [A],I.p = q-p - 1 It is clear that the q-oscillator corresponds to the particular case where q--p. By analogy with the NPqEP, one defines the NP~pEP by the relation, V~,(Xo) = min Vq.,(Xodl). (18) Q --= min ,<¢IHi~>,. n The system-specific V(Xo). denoted SSqpEP. is defined as V(Xo) = min V(Xo, ~1), (19) wI = rain ~<~,lnl~,>,. ,q,p The renormalized mass mR and renormalized coupling constant 2R (in the quartic case) are obtained by differentiating the effective potential: = \ dX- o Ao- o' (20) )-R ---- ~ ~ • (21) 4. \ dX o }Xo- o It is clear that both m R2 and ,1.R depend on the quantum parameter(s), mR can be interpreted as the difference between the first excited state and ground state energies while 2R denotes the amplitude for a transition from the state II> to 13> under the action of coupling 2X 4 [101. 288 Puma - J. Phys., VoL 42, No. 4, April 1994 Quantum oscillators 3. Quartic quantum oscillators 3.1 Single well The Hamiltonian representing a quartic quantum (single well) oscillator is H = ½p" + ½m'X ~ + ,ix'. (22) If the system is a q-oscillator, then its NPqEP can be evaluated using the method developed in the preceding section. The expectation value of H for the nth eigenstate is written as (nlHln)= ~ K~X~o (23) l=0,2,4 where K0 = 4(In] + In + l]) tim 2 + ~-~([n] + [n + q) +2 ([n+ l][n+ 2] + [n+132 + 2[n][n+ l] + [hi 2 + [n][n -- 1]) K 2 = ½m2 + 31([n] + In + 13) K4 = i. The condition for the potential to be a minimum with respect to fl is the cubic equation Aft 3 + Bfi + C = 0, (24) where A = In] + In + 13, B = - (m 2 + 121X~]), C = - 2h1([n + 1][n + 2] + [n + 132 + 2[n + lien3 + [n] 2 + [n3En - 1]). Of the three roots of (24), the largest positive one, designated as fi, is to be employed for setting up the effective potential.
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