New shape-invariant potentials in supersymmetric quantum mechanics

Abstract

Quantum mechanical potentials satisfying the property of shape invariance are well known to be algebraically solvable. Using a scaling ansatz for the change of parameters, the authors obtain a large class of new shape-invariant potentials which are reflectionless and possess an infinite number of bound states. They can be viewed as q-deformations of the single soliton solution corresponding to the Rosen-Morse potential. Explicit expressions for energy eigenvalues, eigenfunctions and transmission coefficients are given. Included in the potentials as a special case is the self-similar potential recently discussed by Shabat (1992) and Spiridonov (1992).