The Dunkl-Coulomb problem in the plane

Abstract

The Dunkl-Coulomb system in the plane is considered. The model is defined in terms of the Dunkl Laplacian, which involves reflection operators, with a $r^{-1}$ potential. The system is shown to be maximally superintegrable and exactly solvable. The spectrum of the Hamiltonian is derived algebraically using a realization of $\mathfrak{so}(2,1)$ in terms of Dunkl operators. The symmetry operators generalizing the Runge-Lenz vector are constructed. On eigenspaces of fixed energy, the invariance algebra they generate is seen to correspond to a deformation of $\mathfrak{su}(2)$ by reflections. The exact solutions are given as products of Laguerre polynomials and Dunkl harmonics on the circle.