Staggered Ladder Spectra

Abstract

We exactly solve a Fokker-Planck equation by determining its eigenvalues and eigenfunctions: we construct nonlinear second-order differential operators which act as raising and lowering operators, generating ladder spectra for the odd and even parity states. These are staggered: the odd-even separation differs from even-odd. The Fokker-Planck equation describes, in the limit of weak damping, a generalised Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process where the random force depends upon position as well as time. Our exact solution exhibits anomalous diffusion at short times and a stationary non-Maxwellian momentum distribution.

4 pages, 2 figures

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