arXiv · 1212.3474
Two-step rational extensions of the harmonic oscillator: exceptional orthogonal polynomials and ladder operators
Abstract
The type III Hermite $X_m$ exceptional orthogonal polynomial family is generalized to a double-indexed one $X_{m_1,m_2}$ (with $m_1$ even and $m_2$ odd such that $m_2 > m_1$) and the corresponding rational extensions of the harmonic oscillator are constructed by using second-order supersymmetric quantum mechanics. The new polynomials are proved to be expressible in terms of mixed products of Hermite and pseudo-Hermite ones, while some of the associated potentials are linked with rational solutions of the Painlev\'e IV equation. A novel set of ladder operators for the extended oscillators is also built and shown to satisfy a polynomial Heisenberg algebra of order $m_2-m_1+1$, which may alternatively be interpreted in terms of a special type of $(m_2-m_1+2)$th-order shape invariance property.
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I. Marquette, C. Quesne. 2012-12-14. Two-step rational extensions of the harmonic oscillator: exceptional orthogonal polynomials and ladder operators. https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8113/46/15/155201
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