Dynamic structure function of two interacting atoms in 1D

Abstract

We consider two atoms trapped in a one-dimensional harmonic oscillator potential interacting through a contact interaction. We study the transition from the non-interacting to the strongly interacting Tonks-Girardeau state, as the interaction is varied from zero to infinitely large repulsive values. The dynamic structure function is computed by means of direct diagonalization calculations with a finite number of single particle modes. The response of the system against a monopolar perturbation is characterized by the moments of the dynamic structure function which are explicitly calculated from the dynamic structure function and by means of sum rules.