This project complements two review articles ("Supersymmetry and Quantum Mechanics," Phys. Reps. 251, 267-385 (1995) by Cooper et al. and "Supersymmetry, shape invariance and exactly solvable potentials," Am. J. Phys. 56, 163-168 (1988) by Dutt et al.) in providing a self contained and simplified survey of supersymmetric quantum mechanics (SUSYQM). The afore-mentioned articles are extended in two ways; firstly, a detailed derivation and presentation of the properties of shape invariant potentials is given, and secondly, we have applied SUSYQM to non-exactly solvable problems.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Resil, Kevin

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 02D209M

Advisor

• Lew Yan Voon, Lok C.

Year

• 2002

Date created

• 2002-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Physics

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-09-14