title: Supersymmetric approach to excited states.
abstract: We present here a supersymmetric (SUSY) approach for determining excitation energies within the context of a quantum Monte Carlo scheme. By using the fact that SUSY quantum mechanics gives rises to a series of isospectral Hamiltonians, we show that Monte Carlo ground-state calculations in the SUSY partners can be used to reconstruct accurately both the spectrum and states of an arbitrary Schrodinger equation. Since the ground state of each partner potential is nodeless, we avoid any "node" problem typically associated with the Monte Carlo technique. Although we provide an example of using this approach to determine the tunneling states in a double-well potential, the method is applicable to any 1D potential problem. We conclude by discussing the extension to higher dimensions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, USA. bittner@uh.edu
authors.forename: Eric R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Bittner
authors.forename: Jeremy B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Maddox
authors.forename: Donald J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kouri