Quantisations of exactly solvable ghostly models

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Main Authors: Fring, Andreas, Taira, Takano, Turner, Bethan
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author Fring, Andreas
Taira, Takano
Turner, Bethan
author_facet Fring, Andreas
Taira, Takano
Turner, Bethan
contents We investigate an exactly solvable two-dimensional Lorentzian coupled quantum system that in a certain parameter regime can be transformed to a higher time derivative theory (HTDT) with preserved symplectic structure. By transforming the system's Lagrangian, we explicitly map it onto the standard Pais-Uhlenbeck formulation, revealing a direct correspondence in their dynamical and Poisson bracket structures. We quantise the model in two alternative ways. First we derive the eigensystem of the Hamiltonian by solving the Schrödinger equation through an Ansatz that leads to a set of coupled three-term recurrence relations, that we solve exactly, identifying normalisable wavefunctions and their associated energy spectra. We compare our results with a Fock space construction, finding exact agreement. On the basis of the exact solutions we report several specific physical properties of the ghost model investigated with a focus on the localisation properties of the system.
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spellingShingle Quantisations of exactly solvable ghostly models
Fring, Andreas
Taira, Takano
Turner, Bethan
Quantum Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Mathematical Physics
We investigate an exactly solvable two-dimensional Lorentzian coupled quantum system that in a certain parameter regime can be transformed to a higher time derivative theory (HTDT) with preserved symplectic structure. By transforming the system's Lagrangian, we explicitly map it onto the standard Pais-Uhlenbeck formulation, revealing a direct correspondence in their dynamical and Poisson bracket structures. We quantise the model in two alternative ways. First we derive the eigensystem of the Hamiltonian by solving the Schrödinger equation through an Ansatz that leads to a set of coupled three-term recurrence relations, that we solve exactly, identifying normalisable wavefunctions and their associated energy spectra. We compare our results with a Fock space construction, finding exact agreement. On the basis of the exact solutions we report several specific physical properties of the ghost model investigated with a focus on the localisation properties of the system.
title Quantisations of exactly solvable ghostly models
topic Quantum Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Mathematical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.21447