Isochronous oscillator with a singular position-dependent mass and its quantization

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2501.08424v1
• Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:33:16 GMT
• Title: Isochronous oscillator with a singular position-dependent mass and its quantization
• Authors: Aritra Ghosh, Bhabani Prasad Mandal, Bijan Bagchi,
• Abstract summary: We present an analysis of the equation $ddotx - (1/2x) dotx2 + 2 omega2 x - 1/8x = 0$, where $omega > 0$ and $x = x(t)$ is a real-valued variable. The dynamics is exactly solvable for both the branches and so for definiteness, we stick to the $x > 0$ branch.
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• Abstract: In this paper, we present an analysis of the equation $\ddot{x} - (1/2x) \dot{x}^2 + 2 \omega^2 x - 1/8x = 0$, where $\omega > 0$ and $x = x(t)$ is a real-valued variable. We first discuss the appearance of this equation from a position-dependent-mass scenario in which the mass profile goes inversely with $x$, admitting a singularity at $x = 0$. The associated potential is also singular at $x = 0$, splitting the real axis into two halves, i.e., $x > 0$ and $x < 0$. The dynamics is exactly solvable for both the branches and so for definiteness, we stick to the $x > 0$ branch. Performing a canonical quantization in the position representation and upon employing the ordering strategy of the kinetic-energy operator due to von Roos, we show that the problem is isospectral with the isotonic oscillator. Thus, the quantum spectrum consists of an infinite number of equispaced levels which is in line with the expectation that classical systems that support isochronous oscillations are associated in their quantized versions with equally-spaced spectra. The spacing between energy levels is found to be insensitive to the specific choices of the ambiguity parameters that are employed for ordering the kinetic-energy operator \`a la von Roos.

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