The SU(2) realization for the Morse potential and its coherent states

Abstract

A realization of the raising and lowering operators for the Morse potential is presented. We show that these operators satisfy the commutation relations for the SU(2) group. Closed analytical expressions are derived for the matrix elements of different functions such as 1/y and d/dy. The harmonic limit of the SU(2) operators is also studied. The transition probability between two eigenstates produced by a harmonic perturbation as a function of the operators [Formula: see text]±,0 is discussed. The average values of some observables in the coherent states |α > for the Morse potential are also calculated. PACS Nos.: 02.30+b, 03.65Fd, 42.50Ar, and 33.10Cs