Published: 02 March 2024

A simple harmonic quantum oscillator: fractionalization and solution

Iqbal M. Batiha1
Iqbal H. Jebril2
Abeer A. Al-Nana3
Shameseddin Alshorm4
1Nonlinear Dynamics Research Center (NDRC), Ajman University, Ajman, 346, United Arab Emirates
1, 2, 4Department of Mathematics, Al Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman, 11733, Jordan
3Department of Mathematics, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia
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Iqbal M. Batiha
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Abstract

A quantum mechanical system that mimics the behavior of a classical harmonic oscillator in the quantum domain is called a simple harmonic quantum oscillator. The time-independent Schrödinger equation describes the quantum harmonic oscillator, and its eigenstates are quantized energy values that correspond to various energy levels. In this work, we first fractionalize the time-independent Schrödinger equation, and then we solve the generated problem with the use of the Adomian decomposition approach. It has been shown that fractional quantum harmonic oscillators can be handled effectively using the proposed approach, and their behavior can then be better understood. The effectiveness of the method is validated by a number of numerical comparisons.

A simple harmonic quantum oscillator: fractionalization and solution

Highlights

  • Fractionalizing the time-independent Schrödinger equation using Caputo fractional differentiator.
  • Solving the fractional-order Schrödinger equation with the use of the Adomian decomposition approach.
  • The effectiveness of the Adomian decomposition approach is validated by a number of numerical comparisons.

1. Introduction

In recent years, fractional calculus – a branch of classical calculus that deals with instructions on non-integer integration and differentiation – has become a fascinating area of study. The notion of fractional operators, which emerged nearly concurrently with their classical equivalents, has garnered considerable attention owing to their multifarious applicability across multiple fields of mathematics and science. It has been demonstrated that fractional differential equations are effective instruments for understanding and simulating intricate engineering, chemical, and physical processes [1-5].

The Schrödinger equation is a key tool in the field of quantum mechanics for explaining how quantum systems behave. This equation, which was created by Erwin Schrödinger in 1926, uses time as an independent variable to describe quantum systems. Time-independent Schrödinger equations (TISE) and time-dependent Schrödinger equations (TDSE) are the two categories into which Schrödinger wave equations fall [5, 6].

Numerous authors have offered both analytical and numerical solutions for TISE and TDSE. The Schrödinger issue has been solved using modern analytical techniques such the Elzaki decomposition methodology, homotopy perturbation, and Adomian decomposition methods. On the other hand, techniques such as the Numerov algorithm for harmonic and linear potentials have been used to produce approximative numerical solutions.

In this work, we study the semi-analytical solution of the Adomian decomposition approach for time-independent Schrödinger equations. The ADM provides an accurate solution and is well-known for its effectiveness in solving Sturm-Liouville issues, ordinary and partial differential equations, nonlinear and stochastic problems, and more. When compared to other approaches, the ADM solves the TISE more quickly and accurately while still offering a series solution [7-10].

The structure of this article is as follows: In part 2, we establish the notations and present the essential concepts, including the fractional operators of the Riemann-Liouville integral and derivative, and the Caputo derivative, which will be utilized throughout this essay. Section 3, employs the ADM to solve the Schrödinger equation for the simple fractional harmonic oscillator, converting it into a Hermite differential equation. In Section 4, we depict some numerical comparisons between the ADM’s solution and the solution reported in some references. Finally, Section 5 summarizes the conclusion of this work.

2. Preliminaries and notion

In this section, we go over the basic ideas of fractional calculus in detail, which forms the basis of our investigation. We also explore the properties of certain operators that are important to our work [11-14].

Definition 2.1. The Riemann-Liouville fractional integral of f of order γ, where t>0, n-1<γn, nN, of a function ft is given as follows:

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Iγft=1Γγ0t(t-τ)γ-1fτdτ.

The following features of the Riemann-Liouville integral are worth noting:

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I0ft=ft,
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Iγtm=Γm+1Γm+γ+1tm+γ, m-1,
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IγIBft=IBIγft, γ,B0,
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IγIBft=Iγ+Bft, γ,B0.

Definition 2.2. Let n-1<γ<n, such that n is positive integer and γR+, the Riemann Liouville derivative of fractional of order γ is given as follows:

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Dγft=1Γn-γdndtn0tfnτ(t-τ)γ+1-ndτ.

Definition 2.3. Suppose that γ>0, t>γ, tR. The Caputo fractional differential operator of order γ, is given as:

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Dγfx=1Γn-γ0tfnτ(t-τ)γ+1-ndτ, n-1<γ<nN, dndtnft, γ=n N.

Remarks. The Caputo fractional derivative meets the following properties:

1. The power rule property, i.e.:

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Dγtε=Γε+1Γε-γ+1tε-γ=Dγtε,n-1<α<n, ε>n-1, εR,0,n-1<α<n, εn-1, εN.

2. The constant property, i.e.:

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Dγc=0.

3. The interpolation property, i.e.:

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limγnDγft=Dnft.

4. The linearity property, i.e.:

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Dγλft+ψgt=λDγft+Dγgtψ.

5. The non-commutation property, i.e.:

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DγDƔft=Dγ+ƔftDƔDγft.

3. Theory

One typical method for modeling systems with viscoelasticity in damping terms is to incorporate fractional derivatives to introduce memory effects in the system. The mathematical framework offered by fractional calculus makes it possible to include memory effects and produce a more realistic depiction of the behavior of the system.

The damping term in the differential equation can be written as a fractional derivative of the displacement or velocity variable when modeling viscoelasticity damping with fractional derivatives. The memory effects in the damping system are captured by this fractional derivative, enabling a more accurate depiction of the system’s reaction to outside influences.

The core of this study is covered in this section, where we introduce our unique method for solving the Schrödinger equation for the basic fractional harmonic oscillator. In order to do this, we make use of the ADM, a reliable numerical technique that is well-known for its accuracy and efficiency in solving differential equations. Our objective is to transform the original Schrödinger equation into the Hermite differential equation, which is a more manageable form and has fractional order derivatives [15-17].

An important model for studying quantum systems with fractional characteristics is the simple fractional harmonic oscillator. Our goal is to achieve precise answers by utilizing the ADM, which will provide insight into the fascinating occurrences seen in the equation under consideration. The ADM is a perfect fit for this study because of its adaptability in handling nonlinearity and the complexities of fractional calculus [18-20].

In this context, the expression for the time-dependent Schrodinger's equation for a basic fractional harmonic oscillator is:

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-h22rd2αϕ(x)dx2α+12kx2ϕx=Tϕx,

where h, r are constants, T is the energy. It should be observed here that the above model corresponds to inertia terms in the second-order mechanistic counterpart model when alpha = 1. In tha same regard, we should also note that since we are dealing with a physical problem, we will not be considering the positive exponent solution that diverges at. It was noted, meanwhile, that Eq. (13) can be changed to the following form:

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d2αUdγ2-2γdUdγ+2Thω-12U=0,

where ϕγ=U(γ)e-(γ2/2). Now define λ=Thω-12 and replace the dummy γ with x. This reduces Eq. (14) to the form shown below:

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D2αU-2xDαU+2λU=0,

where U0=c0 , DαU'0=c1.

The ADM is used to tackle this problem, by considering the following form:

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D2αU=2xDαU-2λU.

Operating Jα to both sides of Eq. (16) yields:

DαU-DαU'0=Jα2xDαU-2λJαU,

or:

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DαU=c1+2JαxDαU-2λJαU.

Again, by taking Jα to both sides of Eq. (17), we obtain:

U-U0=Jαc1+2J2αxDαU-2λJ2αU.

The result is as follows:

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U=c0+c1xαΓ(α+1)+2J2αxDαU-2λJ2αU,

where c0 and c1 are arbitrary constants. Following the ADM sense leads to the general solution for U, which would be as:

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U=n=0Un ,

where:

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U0 =c0+c1xαΓ(α+1), Un+1 =2J2αxDαUn -2λJ2αUn , n0.

We will show some of the major calculations used above. The following steps show how we calculate U1 up to U5. In this regard, we can find:

U1 =2J2αxDαU0 -2λJ2αU0,

which means:

U1 =2J2αxDαc0+c1xαΓ(α+1)-2λJ2αc0+c1xαΓα+1,

or:

U1=-2λx2αΓ(2α+1)c0+2x2α+1Γ(2α+2)-2λx3αΓ(3α+1)c1.

The next term can be written as:

U2= 2J2αxDαU1-2λJ2α(U1).

In other words, we have:

U2=-22λc0 Γα+2x3α+1Γα+1Γ3α+2-x4αΓ4α+1+22c1Γα+3x3α+2Γα+2Γ3α+3-λx4αΓ4α+21+Γ2α+2Γ2α+1+λ2x5αΓ5α+1.

Once more, the next term can be written as:

U3= 2J2αxDαU2-2λJ2α(U2).

This is equivalent to the following assertion:

U3=-23c0 λΓα+2Γ2α+3x4α+2Γα+1Γ2α+2Γ4α+3+λ2x5α+1Γ3α+2Γ3α+1Γ5α+2+Γα+2Γα+1Γ5α+2-λ3x6αΓ6α+1+23c1Γα+3Γ2α+4x3α+2Γα+2Γ2α+3Γ4α+4-λ2x5α+2Γ3α+3Γ3α+2Γ5α+31+Γ2α+2Γ2α+1+Γα+3Γα+2Γ5α+3+λ2x6α+1Γ6α+2Γ4α+2Γ4α+1-1+Γ2α+2Γ2α+1-λ3x7αΓ7α+1.

Similarly, we can have:

U4= 2J2αxDαU3-2λJ2α(U3) ,

which consequently gives:

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U4=-24λc0Γα+2Γ2α+3Γ3α+4x5α+3Γα+1Γ2α+2Γ3α+3Γ5α+4+24c1Γα+3Γ2α+4Γ3α+5x5α+4Γα+2Γ2α+3Γ3α+4Γ5α+5+24λ2c0x6α+2Γ6α+3Γα+2Γα+1Γ4α+3Γ4α+2+Γ2α+3Γ2α+2+Γ3α+2Γ4α+3Γ3α+1Γ4α+2-24λc1x6α+3Γ6α+41+Γ2α+2Γ2α+1Γ3α+3Γ4α+4Γ4α+3Γ3α+2+Γα+3Γ4α+4Γα+2Γ4α+3+Γα+3Γ2α+4Γ2α+3Γα+2-24λ3c0x7α+1Γ7α+2Γ5α+2Γ5α+1+Γ3α+2Γ3α+1+Γα+2Γα+1+24λ2c1x7α+2Γ7α+31+Γ2α+2Γ2α+1Γ3α+3Γ3α+2+Γ5α+3Γ5α+2+Γα+3Γα+2+Γ4α+2Γ5α+3Γ4α+1Γ5α+2+24λ4c0x8αΓ8α+1+24λ3c1x8α+1Γ8α+21+Γ2α+2Γ2α+1+Γ4α+2Γ4α+1+Γ6α+2Γ6α+1+24λ4c1x9αΓ9α+1.

If we continue in this manner, we got the desired solution reported in Eq. (19). To show the validity of our solution, we compare the ADM’s solution with the solution reported in [20] in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 by taking α= 1 and λ = {0.5, 1.5}. Obviously, we can observe that the proposed solution coincides with the solution we compare, and this confirms the validity of the proposed solution.

Fig. 1ADM’s solution vs. the solution in [20] according to λ= 0.5

ADM’s solution vs. the solution in [20] according to λ= 0.5

Fig. 2ADM’s solution vs. the solution in [20] according to λ= 1.5

ADM’s solution vs. the solution in [20] according to λ= 1.5

Fig. 3Absolute error between the ADM’s solution and the solution in [20]

Absolute error between the ADM’s solution and the solution in [20]

For more description, we plot in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the absolute errors gained from the performance comparison. These figures demonstrate the advantage of the suggested method of fractionalizing the model in question. However, the limitation of our proposed approach lies in the lack of capabilities to obtain a general form of Un that can generate all other components of the desired solution, and this will be left to the future for more consideration.

Fig. 4Absolute error between the ADM’s solution and the solution in [20] when λ= 0.5

Absolute error between the ADM’s solution and the solution in [20] when λ= 0.5

4. Conclusions

In this study, a generalized form of the time-independent Schrödinger equation has been successfully proposed in its fractional simple harmonic quantum oscillator. The ADM has been used to obtain a semi-analytical solution for such an oscillator. This solution has proved its validity with an existing solution in [20] when a classical case of the generalized form is taken into consideration.

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About this article

Received
29 December 2023
Accepted
17 February 2024
Published
02 March 2024
Keywords
harmonic oscillator
Adomian decomposition
Hermite polynomial
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Data Availability

The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, Iqbal M. Batiha; methodology, Iqbal H. Jebril and Abeer A. Al-Nana; validation, Shameseddin Alshorm; formal analysis, Iqbal M. Batiha.; investigation, Iqbal H. Jebril and Abeer A. Al-Nana; resources, Shameseddin Alshorm; data curation, Iqbal M. Batiha; writing-original draft, Abeer A. Al-Nana; visualization, Iqbal H. Jebril; supervision, Iqbal M. Batiha. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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