A maximally superintegrable deformation of the N-dimensional quantum Kepler-Coulomb system

Abstract

The $N$-dimensional quantum Hamiltonian $ \hat{H} = -\frac{\hbar^2 {|\mathbf{q} } | }{2(\eta +| {\mathbf{q}} |)} {\mathbf{\nabla}}^2 - \frac{k}{\eta + |{\mathbf{q}} |} $ is shown to be exactly solvable for any real positive value of the parameter $\eta$. Algebraically, this Hamiltonian system can be regarded as a new maximally superintegrable $\eta$-deformation of the $N$-dimensional Kepler-Coulomb Hamiltonian while, from a geometric viewpoint, this superintegrable Hamiltonian can be interpreted as a system on an $N$-dimensional Riemannian space with nonconstant curvature. The eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of the model are explicitly obtained, and the spectrum presents a hydrogen-like shape for positive values of the deformation parameter $\eta$ and of the coupling constant $k$.