Time Evolution of Quantum-Mechanical Harmonic Oscillator with Time-Dependent Frequency


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-55
Author(s):  
Timothy Brian Huber

The harmonic oscillator is a quantum mechanical system that represents one of the most basic potentials. In order to understand the behavior of a particle within this system, the time-independent Schrödinger equation was solved; in other words, its eigenfunctions and eigenvalues were found. The first goal of this study was to construct a family of single parameter potentials and corresponding eigenfunctions with a spectrum similar to that of the harmonic oscillator. This task was achieved by means of supersymmetric quantum mechanics, which utilizes an intertwining operator that relates a known Hamiltonian with another whose potential is to be built. Secondly, a generalization of the technique was used to work with the time-dependent Schrödinger equation to construct new potentials and corresponding solutions.



1986 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 2646-2653 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Dattoli ◽  
S. Solimeno ◽  
A. Torre


1998 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 385-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Jingbo ◽  
Yu Youhong


2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (11) ◽  
pp. 115301
Author(s):  
Guang-Jie Guo ◽  
Zhong-Zhou Ren ◽  
Guo-Xing Ju ◽  
Xiao-Yong Guo


1994 ◽  
Vol 08 (14n15) ◽  
pp. 917-927 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. JOSHI ◽  
S. V. LAWANDE

In this paper we investigate the time evolution of a general time-dependent harmonic oscillator (TDHO) with variable mass using Feynman path integral approach. We explicitly evaluate the squeezing in the quadrature components of a general quantum TDHO with variable mass. This calculation is further elaborated for three particular cases of variable mass whose propagator can be written in a closed form. We also obtain an exact form of the time-evolution operator, the wave function, and the time-dependent coherent state for the TDHO. Our results clearly indicate that the time-dependent coherent state is equivalent to the squeezed coherent state.



2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (16) ◽  
pp. 1071-1078
Author(s):  
BISWANATH RATH

New nonclassical solutions for the harmonic oscillator with generalized time-dependent frequency have been found. Simple expression on energy level, creation operator a†(t) and annihilation operator a(t) have been obtained. Using new solutions we want to show how to study squeezing.



1989 ◽  
Vol 67 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 152-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan Hong-Yi ◽  
H. R. Zaidi

It is shown that a mass change in a harmonic oscillator generates a squeezing transformation. Time-independent as well as time-dependent transformations are investigated. An expression for the interaction Hamiltonian responsible for squeezing and the equations of motion for the time evolution are derived.



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