PAPER / ARXIV:2609.19159
Gang Zheng , Peng Chen , Mengli Wang , Wenqi Xue , Benniu Zhang
RESUMO
Discrete energy-level structures in Coulomb-like localized bound states are conventionally obtained by direct diagonalization of the Schrödinger equation or by semiclassical approximations that fail at low energies. Here we develop a geometric phase-space framework that recovers the exact discrete energy levels and shell degeneracy of three-dimensional Coulomb bound states from classical symplectic geometry and global boundary constraints, bypassing explicit operator diagonalization. Using Kustaanheimo--Stiefel regularization, we map negative-energy Kepler orbits to four-dimensional isotropic harmonic oscillators. The group composition law of the symplectic flow determines an integral kernel built from the classical two-point action and Van Vleck amplitude, whose infinitesimal generator satisfies an exact linear evolution equation---a property we term \textit{quadratic closure}. Imposing three geometric constraints---decay at infinity, regularity at the origin, and fiber invariance under the Hopf fibration---we recover the exact $E_n/E_1=1/n^2$ scaling and $g_n=n^2$ degeneracy. The phase scale $\alpha$ sets the action unit; all spectral structural features are independent of its value. This framework offers a symmetry-transparent route to spectral data: for quadratic Hamiltonians, the classical kernel incurs zero semiclassical error even at ground-state energies, and the geometric constraints directly identify symmetry-protected degeneracies without diagonalization. We apply the method to shallow impurity states, moiré superlattices, and semiclassical transport, demonstrating how geometric screening rules simplify spectral analysis in condensed-matter environments.
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