Formula omitted]-fold supersymmetry in quantum mechanics: general formalism

Abstract

We report general properties of N -fold supersymmetry in one-dimensional quantum mechanics. N -fold supersymmetry is characterized by supercharges which are N th polynomials of momentum. Relations between the anti-commutator of the supercharges and the Hamiltonian, the spectra, the Witten index, the non-renormalization theorems and the quasi-solvability are examined. We also present further investigation about a particular class of N -fold supersymmetric models which we dubbed type A. Algebraic equations which determine a part of spectra of type A models are presented, and the non-renormalization theorem are generalized. Finally, we present a possible generalization of N -fold supersymmetry in multi-dimensional quantum mechanics.