An Umbral Approach to Lie symmetries and Discrete Quantum Systems

Piergiulio Tempesta (Tempesta@CRM.UMontreal.ca)
Université de Montréal
Centre de recherches mathématiques
C.P. 6128, succ. Centre-ville Montréal
Québec H3C 3J7 Canada

Abstract


The theory of Lie point and generalized symmetries of linear difference equations defined on a two-dimensional lattice is presented in the context of the so called Umbral calculus. The role of the umbral approach in the discretization of the Schroedinger equation is also discussed.