Calculation of Dynamical Response Functions Using a Bound-state Method

Abstract

We investigate a method to extract response functions (dynamical polarisabilities) directly from a bound-state approach applied to calculations of perturbation-induced reactions. The use of a square-integrable basis leads to a response in the form of a sum of $\delta$ functions. We integrate this over energy and fit a smooth function to the resulting stepwise-continuous one. Its derivative gives the final approximation to the physical response function. We show that the method reproduces analytical results where known, and analyse the details for a variety of models. We apply it to some simple models, using the Stochastic Variational Method as the numerical method. Although we find that this approach, and other numerical techniques, have some difficulties with the threshold behaviour in coupled-channel problems with multiple thresholds, its stochastic nature allows us to extract robust results even for such cases.

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