Special features of the relation between Fisher Information and Schr\"odinger eigenvalue equation

TL;DR

This paper explores the deep connection between Fisher Information and Schrödinger's equation, revealing a Legendre transform structure that allows eigenvalues to be determined without solving the differential equation explicitly.

Contribution

It introduces a first order differential equation for Schrödinger eigenvalues derived from Fisher Information, providing a new method to find eigenvalues directly.

Findings

The Legendre transform structure underpins the Fisher Information and Schrödinger relation.

A differential equation for eigenvalues is derived and shown to be unique.

Eigenvalues can be obtained without explicitly solving Schrödinger's equation.

Abstract

It is well known that a suggestive relation exists that links Schr\"odinger's equation (SE) to the information-optimizing principle based on Fisher's information measure (FIM). The connection entails the existence of a Legendre transform structure underlying the SE. Here we show that appeal to this structure leads to a first order differential equation for the SE's eigenvalues that, in certain cases, can be used to obtain the eigenvalues without explicitly solving SE. Complying with the above mentioned equation constitutes a necessary condition to be satisfied by an energy eigenvalue. We show that the general solution is unique.