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Perturbations of quantum systems ranging from oscillators to fields can be either continuous or discontinuous functions of the coupling. The system under consideration is the familiar harmonic oscillator in one degree of freedom. Previous studies have shown that when the harmonic oscillator is subjected to a perturbation with a power law singularity, a permanent change in the system characteristics is observed for a specific range of power law values. The introduction of a logarithmic singularity into the power law potential fine tunes the singularity power.
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Sastry, R.R., Klauder, J.R. Discontinuous perturbations. Found Phys 27, 81–91 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02550157
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02550157