Self-interacting quantum particles and the Dirac delta potential

The Dirac delta function potential is considered within the real Hilbert space approach for complex wave functions, as well as quaternionic wave functions. As has been previously determined, the real Hilbert space approach enables the possibility of self-interacting physical systems. The self-interaction precludes confining states, and also imposes non-stationary quantum states, both of them representing novel situations that cannot be observed in terms of quantum wave functions. These results remark the differences between quaternionic quantum mechanics ($\mathbbm H$QM) and complex quantum mechanics ($\mathbbm C$QM), and also establish a method of solving the wave equation that may be applied to a variety of different cases.

💡 Research Summary

The paper investigates the Dirac delta potential within a real‑Hilbert‑space formulation of quantum mechanics that accommodates both complex and quaternionic wave functions. Unlike the standard complex Hilbert space, the authors define the expectation value of an operator ( \langle bO\rangle = \frac12\int!\big