Mohsen Modarres Razavy
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Mohsen Razavy | |
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| Born | 25 February 1934 |
| Citizenship | Iranian, Canadian |
| Education | University of Tehran, Louisiana State University |
| Relatives | Mohammad Taghi Modarres Razavi (father) |
Mohsen (Modarres) Razavy (Persian: محسن مدرس رضوی) born 25 February 1934, is an Iranian-Canadian theoretical physicist known for his contributions to quantum mechanics, particularly in quantum tunneling, quasi-exactly solvable systems, and analytically tractable model potentials. He was a professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Alberta and is now Emeritus Professor.[1]
Early Life and Education
[edit]Razavy was born in Mashhad, Iran. He comes from a family with academic associations, and his father, Mohammad Taghi Modarres Razavi, was a professor at the University of Tehran.[2]
Razavy received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Louisiana State University in 1961, submitting the thesis entitled Velocity‑Dependent Nuclear Forces.[3] In July 1960, his first paper titled "Perturbation Theory Applied to the Nuclear Many‑Body Problem", co‑authored with J. S. Levinger, was published in Physical Review.[4]
After completing his doctorate, Razavy joined the Nuclear Physics Laboratory at Cornell University, where he worked on calculating binding energies in atomic nuclei.[5]
In 1962, Razavy joined the Department of Physics at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, where he remained for nearly four decades, and retired in 2000.
Research Contributions
[edit]In 1966, Razavy was awarded the E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) in theoretical nuclear physics.[6]
Razavy introduced the Razavy potential, a one-dimensional double-well potential constructed from hyperbolic functions.[7] The model is quasi-exactly solvable, meaning that part of its energy spectrum and corresponding eigenfunctions can be obtained in closed analytic form, while the remaining states must be computed numerically.[8]
The Razavy potential and related hyperbolic double-well potentials have been studied as examples of quasi-exactly solvable quantum mechanical systems. In these models, part of the energy spectrum and corresponding eigenfunctions can be obtained in analytic form, while the remaining eigenvalues are determined using numerical or semi-analytical methods.
Analytical and semi-analytical treatments of Razavy-type potentials have been developed using different approaches, including the asymptotic iteration method and related algebraic techniques. These studies confirm that such potentials allow exact solutions for certain parameter regimes while requiring numerical methods for the full spectrum.[9][10] [11] [12]
Publications
[edit]Razavy is the author of the following scientific books and over 150 peer-reviewed articles.[13]
- Quantum Theory of Tunneling
- Classical and Quantum Dissipative Systems
- Heisenberg Quantum Mechanics
- World Scientific, 2011[19]
- An Introduction to Inverse Problems in Physics
- World Scientific, 2020[20]
In a review in Physics Today, J. G. Muga described Quantum Theory of Tunneling as providing “a rather impressive sweep of theoretical techniques” and considered it “useful for students and researchers alike”.[21]
In a review in CERN Courier, A. Abbas described the book Classical and Quantum Dissipative Systems as a detailed and systematic account of dissipative phenomena in classical and quantum mechanics with applications to areas such as scattering and radiation effects.[22]
In a review in Contemporary Physics, J. Rogel-Salazar described Heisenberg's Quantum Mechanics as a clear and accessible presentation of Heisenberg's formulation of quantum mechanics, suitable for advanced students and researchers.[23]
Razavy is the author of the monograph An Introduction to Inverse Problems in Physics (2002), which presents mathematical methods for solving inverse problems in physics.[24]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Emeritus Faculty, Department of Physics, University of Alberta". Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ↑ "سید محمدتقی مدرس رضوی - دانشگاه تهران" (in Persian). Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ↑ Modarres Razavy, Mohsen. "Velocity-Dependent Nuclear Forces". Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ↑ Levinger, J. S.; Razavy, M.; Rojo, O.; Webre, N. (1960). "Perturbation Theory Applied to the Nuclear Many-Body Problem". Physical Review. 119 (1): 230–240. Bibcode:1960PhRv..119..230L. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.119.230. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ↑ Razavy, Mohsen (1963). "Calculation of the Binding Energy of Nuclear Matter by the Method of Reference Spectrum". Physical Review. 130 (3): 1091–1099. Bibcode:1963PhRv..130.1091R. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.130.1091.
- ↑ "E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowships – Winners". Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ Razavy, M. (1980). "An exactly soluble Schrödinger equation with a bistable potential". American Journal of Physics. 48 (4): 285–288. doi:10.1119/1.12296.
- ↑ Dong, Qian; Serrano, F. A.; Sun, Guo-Hua; Jing, Jian; Dong, Shi-Hai (2018). "Semi-exact solutions of the Razavy potential". Advances in High Energy Physics: 1–7. doi:10.1155/2018/9105825.
- ↑ Karayer, H.; Demirhan, D.; Atman, K. G. (2020). "Analytical exact solutions for the Razavy type potential". Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences. 43 (15): 9185–9194. Bibcode:2020MMAS...43.9185K. doi:10.1002/mma.6612.
- ↑ Sous, A. J. (2007). "Eigenenergies for the Razavy potential V(x) = (ζ cosh 2x − M)^2 using the asymptotic iteration method". Modern Physics Letters A. 22 (22): 1677–1684. doi:10.1142/S0217732307021433.
- ↑ Konwent, H. (1986). "One-dimensional Schrödinger equation with a new type double-well potential". Physics Letters A. 118 (9): 467–470. Bibcode:1986PhLA..118..467K. doi:10.1016/0375-9601(86)90753-X.
- ↑ Baradaran, M.; Panahi, H. (2017). "Exact solutions of a class of double-well potentials: Algebraic Bethe ansatz". arXiv:1712.06439 [quant-ph].
- ↑ "Mohsen Razavy, Google Scholar". Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ↑ Razavy, Mohsen (2004). Quantum Tunneling (نسخه فارسی) (in Persian). Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences. Retrieved 23 December 2025.}
- ↑ Razavy, Mohsen (2003). Quantum Theory of Tunneling. World Scientific. ISBN 978-981-238-385-3.
- ↑ Razavy, Mohsen (2014). Quantum Theory of Tunneling. World Scientific. ISBN 978-981-452-500-8.
- ↑ Razavy, Mohsen (2005). Classical and Quantum Dissipative Systems (1st ed.). Imperial College Press. ISBN 978-186-094-525-0.
- ↑ Razavy, Mohsen (2015). Classical and Quantum Dissipative Systems (2nd ed.). World Scientific. ISBN 978-981-4578-84-4.
- ↑ Razavy, Mohsen (2011). Heisenberg's Quantum Mechanics. World Scientific. ISBN 978-981-4304-11-5.
- ↑ Razavy, Mohsen (2020). An Introduction to Inverse Problems in Physics. World Scientific. ISBN 978-981-121-141-6.
- ↑ Muga, J. G. (2004). "Quantum Theory of Tunneling (book review)". Physics Today. 57 (11): 53–54. doi:10.1063/1.1688073.
- ↑ Abbas, A. (4 October 2006). "Classical and Dissipative Quantum Systems". CERN Courier.
- ↑ Rogel-Salazar, J. (2011). "Heisenberg's Quantum Mechanics, by Mohsen Razavy". Contemporary Physics. 52 (6): 620–621. doi:10.1080/00107514.2011.603435.
- ↑ Razavy, Mohsen (2002). An Introduction to Inverse Problems in Physics. IOP Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0785-8.
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