Alternative form of the Gelfand Levitan equation

Eric Kincanon

doi:10.14419/ijamr.v10i2.31842

Authors

Eric Kincanon Gonzaga University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14419/ijamr.v10i2.31842

Published:

2021-12-01

Keywords:

Inverse Scattering, Gelfand-Levitan Equation, Reflection Coefficient, One-Dimensional Scattering.

Abstract

This paper presents an alternative form of the Gelfand-Levitan Equation. By assuming a particular form of the spectral measure function and the potential kernel, an equation relating the potential and the reflection coefficient is found. This equation has an advantage over the Gelfand-Levitan Equation in that it can be solved without using iterative methods. The validity of the equation is demonstrated by looking at a singular and non-singular potential.

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