Phase space eigenfunctions of multidimensional quadratic hamiltonians
We obtain the explicit expressions for phase space eigenfunctions (PSE), i.e. Weyl's symbols of dyadic operators like |n > <m|, |n >, |m > being the solution of the Schrödinger equation with the Hamiltonian which is a quite arbitrary multidimensional quadratic form of the operators of Cartesian coordinates and conjugated to them momenta with time-dependent coefficients. It is shown that for an arbitrary quadratic Hamiltonian one can always construct the set of completely factorized PSE which are products of N factors, each factor being dependent only on two arguments for n≠m and on a single argument for n=m. These arguments are nothing but constants of motion of the correspondent classical system. PSE are expressed in terms of the associated Laguerre polynomials in the case of a discrete spectrum and in terms of the Airy functions in the continuous spectrum case. Three examples are considered: a harmonic oscillator with a time-dependent frequency, a charged particle in a nonstationary uniform magnetic field, and a particle in a time-dependent uniform potential field.
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1986
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Authors: | Dodonov, V.V. ; Man'ko, V.I. |
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Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 137.1986, 1, p. 306-316
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Elsevier |
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