A SUPERINTEGRABLE MODEL WITH REFLECTIONS ON S^3 AND THE RANK TWO BANNAI-ITO ALGEBRA

Abstract

A quantum superintegrable model with reflections on the three-sphere is presented. Its symmetry algebra is identified with the rank-two Bannai-Ito algebra. It is shown that the Hamiltonian of the system can be constructed from the tensor product of four representations of the superalgebra osp(1|2) and that the superintegrability is naturally understood in that setting. The exact separated solutions are obtained through the Fischer decomposition and a Cauchy-Kovalevskaia extension theorem.

Keywords

• Bannai-Ito algebra
• Cauchy-Kovalevskaia extension
• quantum superintegrable model