Abstract
Analytic reflectionless potentials 2() are constructed for the one-dimensional equation 2d2q/d2+2()q=0. Unlike generic potentials which reflect waves with amplitudes of order exp(-1/) as '0, these potentials have reflection coefficients which are identically 0. It is shown that in the reflectionless case the adiabatic perturbation or iteration does not converge absolutely or terminate at some order. Since exact integrability is less restrictive than having a reflectionless potential, the case studied also shows that integrability does not imply convergence of the approximation methods used.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2413-2416 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical review letters |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1992 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy