We consider a multicomplex Schrödinger equation with general scalar potential, a generalization of both the standard Schrödinger equation and the bicomplex Schrödinger equation of Rochon and Tremblay, for wave functions mapping onto C k. We determine the equivalent real-valued system in recursive form, and derive the relevant continuity equations in order to demonstrate that conservation of probability (a hallmark of standard quantum mechanics) holds in the multicomplex generalization. From here, we obtain the real modulus and demonstrate the generalized multicomplex version of Born's formula for the probability densities. We then turn our attention to possible generalizations of the multicomplex Schrödinger equation, such as the case where the scalar potential is replaced with a multicomplex-valued potential, or the case where the potential involves the real modulus of the wave function, resulting in a multicomplex nonlinear Schrödinger equation. Finally, in order to demonstrate the solution methods for such equations, we obtain several particular solutions to the multicomplex Schrödinger equation. We interpret the generalized results in the context of the standard results from quantum mechanics.
The Lin-Reissner-Tsien equation is useful for studying transonic gas flows, and has appeared in both forced and unforced forms in the literature. Defining arbitrary spatial scalings, we are able to obtain a family of exact similarity solutions depending on one free parameter in addition to the model parameter holding the scalings. Numerical solutions compare favorably with the exact solutions in regions where the exact solutions are valid. Mixed wave-similarity solutions, which describe wave propagation in one variable and self-similar scaling of the entire solution, are also given, and we show that such solutions can only exist when the wave propagation is sufficiently slow. We also extend the Lin-Reissner-Tsien equation to have a forcing term, as such equations have entered the physics literature recently. We obtain both wave and self-similar solutions for the forced equations, and we are able to give conditions under which the force function allows for exact solutions. We then demonstrate how to obtain these exact solutions in both the traveling wave and self-similar cases. There results constitute new and potentially physically interesting exact solutions of the Lin-Reissner-Tsien equation and in particular suggest that the forced Lin-Reissner-Tsien equation warrants further study.
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