We consider the problem of removal of ordering ambiguity in position dependent mass quantum systems characterized by a generalized position dependent mass Hamiltonian which generalizes a number of Hermitian as well as non-Hermitian ordered forms of the Hamiltonian. We implement point canonical transformation method to map one-dimensional time-independent position dependent mass Schrödinger equation endowed with potentials onto constant mass counterparts which are considered to be exactly solvable. We observe that a class of mass functions and the corresponding potentials give rise to solutions that do not depend on any particular ordering, leading to the removal of ambiguity in it. In this case, it is imperative that the ordering is Hermitian. For non-Hermitian ordering, we show that the class of systems can also be exactly solvable and is also shown to be iso-spectral using suitable similarity transformations. We also discuss the normalization of the eigenfunctions obtained from both Hermitian and non-Hermitian orderings. We illustrate the technique with the quadratic Liénard type nonlinear oscillators, which admit position dependent mass Hamiltonians.
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January 13 2015
Removal of ordering ambiguity for a class of position dependent mass quantum systems with an application to the quadratic Liénard type nonlinear oscillators
V. Chithiika Ruby;
V. Chithiika Ruby
1Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics, School of Physics,
Bharathidasan University
, Tiruchirapalli 620 024, India
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V. K. Chandrasekar;
V. K. Chandrasekar
2Centre for Nonlinear Science and Engineering, School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering,
SASTRA University
, Thanjavur 613 401, India
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M. Senthilvelan;
M. Senthilvelan
1Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics, School of Physics,
Bharathidasan University
, Tiruchirapalli 620 024, India
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M. Lakshmanan
M. Lakshmanan
1Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics, School of Physics,
Bharathidasan University
, Tiruchirapalli 620 024, India
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J. Math. Phys. 56, 012103 (2015)
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Received:
October 16 2014
Accepted:
December 11 2014
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V. Chithiika Ruby, V. K. Chandrasekar, M. Senthilvelan, M. Lakshmanan; Removal of ordering ambiguity for a class of position dependent mass quantum systems with an application to the quadratic Liénard type nonlinear oscillators. J. Math. Phys. 1 January 2015; 56 (1): 012103. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4905167
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