Generator coordinate method for 1D contacting bosons in harmonic trap

Abstract

We propose a new method, termed generator coordinate method (GCM)-correlated pair wave function (CPWF), for studying one-dimensional bosons confined in harmonic potentials with contact repulsive interactions. Our approach involves using the effective CPWF as a basis, combined with the GCM to handle complex many-particle correlations accurately. We demonstrate the reliability of our GCM-CPWF wave functions by comparing ground energy and one-body density with those obtained by other numerical methods. Moreover, we present the energy spectrum up to six particles and the occupation number on the harmonic oscillator state. Utilizing these GCM-CPWF wave functions, we explore the properties of the ground and excited states of the many-particle system. Our GCM-CPWF framework is highly flexible and can be generalized to investigate more complex many-particle systems.