The use of Laplace transform in the inverse problem from bound states

Abstract

"In a previous work dedicated to non-relativistic quantum mechanics in the three-dimensional space with spherical symmetry, we have shown the possibility of reconstructing the ground state density from its moments in the case of bound states. The method is based on relationships connecting these moments to the lower energy of each state of angular momentum `. The ground state density yields the ground state wave function, which allows us to calculate the equivalent local potential by inverting the Schrodinger equation. This calculus uses the Fourier transform of the ground state density ρ(r). The aim of this work is to check how to improve the results by replacing the Fourier transform by the Laplace transform of the quantity r2 ρ(r). The method is first presented. Then examples and results are compared to those obtained previously. "