Symmetries and supersymmetries of the quantum harmonic oscillator

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, , Citation J Beckers et al 1987 J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 20 1137 DOI 10.1088/0305-4470/20/5/024

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Abstract

The supersymmetric version of the one-dimensional harmonic oscillator is studied by taking into account its conformal properties. The largest superalgebra of symmetries and supersymmetries is derived as Osp(2/2) Square Operator Sh(1), the semidirect sum of Osp(2/2) and the Heisenberg superalgebra. Through a one-to-one correspondence between the nonrelativistic free case and the harmonic oscillator description, the authors deduce the (expected) supersymmetries of the Schrodinger equation. The above structure appears as the largest spectrum-generating superalgebra of the harmonic oscillator and its representation within an energy basis is given. The physical three-dimensional case is also considered when the maximal set of (super)symmetries is required and this case is compared with recent work.

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10.1088/0305-4470/20/5/024