Worldline path integrals for a Dirac particle in a weak gravitational plane wave

The problem of a relativistic spinning particle interacting with a weak gravitational plane wave in (3+1) dimensions is formulated in the frame work of covariant supersymmetric path integrals. The relative Green function is expressed through a functional integral over bosonic trajectories that describe the external motion and fermionic variables that describe the spin degrees of freedom. The (3+1) dimensional problem is reduced to the (1+1) dimensional one by using an identity. Next, the relative propagator is exactly calculated and the wave functions are extracted. PACS 04.30.-w; 03.65.Ca; 03.65.Db; 03.65.Pm     

Path integral for one-dimensional Dirac oscillator

In this paper we derive the propagator for the one-dimensional Dirac oscillator using the supersymmetric path integral formalism. The spin calculations are carried out with the help of the technique of Grassmann functional integration. The Green function is exactly evaluated. The Polyakov spin factor is explicitly derived and the energy spectrum and the corresponding wave functions are deduced. PACS 03.65.Ca; 03.65.Db; 03.65.Ge; 03.65.Pm     

Bound-State Solutions of the Klein-Gordon Equation for the Generalized <Emphasis Type="Italic">PT</Emphasis>-Symmetric Hulthén Potential

The one-dimensional Klein-Gordon equation is solved for the PT-symmetric generalized Hulthén potential in the scalar coupling scheme. The relativistic bound-state energy spectrum and the corresponding wave functions are obtained by using the Nikiforov-Uvarov method which is based on solving the second-order linear differential equations by reduction to a generalized equation of hypergeometric type. PACS numbers: 03.65.Fd, 03.65.Ge     

Relativistic Motion with Linear Dissipation

A general formalism for obtaining the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian for a one-dimensional dissipative system is developed. The formalism is illustrated by applying it to the case of a relativistic particle with linear dissipation. The relativistic wave equation is solved for a free particle with linear dissipation. PACS Numbers: 45.20.Jj, 03.65.Pm     

An Alternative Approach to Obtain the Exact Wave Functions of Time-Dependent Hamiltonian Systems Involving Quadratic, Inverse Quadratic, and (1/x)p+p(1/x) Terms

By using the Lewis-Riesenfeld theory and algebraic method, we present an alternative approach to obtain the exact solution of time-dependent Hamiltonian systems involving quadratic, inverse quadratic and (1/x)p+p(1/x) terms. This solution is discussed and compared with that obtained by Choi, J. R. (2003). International Journal of Theoretical Physics 42, 853]. PACS: 03.65Ge; 03.65Fd; 03.65Bz     

Small corrections to the tunneling phase-time formulation

After reexamining the above-barrier diffusion problem where we notice that the wave packet collision implies the existence of multiple reflected and transmitted wave packets, we analyze the way of obtaining phase times for tunneling/reflecting particles in a particular colliding configuration where the idea of multiple peak decomposition is recovered. To partially overcome the analytical incongruities which frequently arise when the stationary phase method is adopted for computing the (tunneling) phase-time expressions, we present a theoretical exercise involving a symmetrical collision between two identical wave packets and a unidimensional squared potential barrier where the scattered wave packets can be recomposed by summing the amplitudes of simultaneously reflected and transmitted wave components so that the conditions for applying the stationary phase principle are totally recovered. Lessons concerning the use of the stationary phase method are drawn. PACS 02.30.Mv, 03.65.Xp     

Pair creation in Feshbach-Villars formalism with two components

We have studied the behavior of the Feshbach-Villars equation (FV₀) in comparison with the Klein-Gordon one (KG) in the problem of particle pair creation from the vacuum in an external electromagnetic field, considering two approaches: the Schwinger effective action method and the Bogoliubov transformation technique. In the first approach the vacuum to vacuum transition amplitude is calculated treating the FV₀ field like a bosonic field. For the second approach, that uses canonical quantization, it is shown that the relative fields and their conjugate moments obey a commutation relation and not anticommutation one. The pair creation probability and the probability that the vacuum remains a vacuum calculated from the FV₀ equation are, consequently, the same as those obtained from the KG one.Received: 12 January 2005, Revised: 24 March 2005, Published online: 4 May 2005PACS: 03.65.Ca, 03.65.Db, 03.65.Pm, 23.20.Ra     

Two-level Atom in an Electromagnetic Wave of Circle Polarization

We study a two-level atom interacting with an electromagnetic wave of circle polarization, and work out the wave functions, the energy values and momentum values of the atom. PACS: 32.80.-t, 03.65.Ge     

General Solutions of Relativistic Wave Equations II: Arbitrary Spin Chains

A construction of relativistic wave equations on the homogeneous spaces of the Poincaré group is given for arbitrary spin chains. Parametrizations of the field functions and harmonic analysis on the homogeneous spaces are studied. It is shown that a direct product of Minkowski space time and two-dimensional complex sphere is the most suitable homogeneous space for the physical applications. The Lagrangian formalism and field equations on the Poincaré and Lorentz groups are considered. A boundary value problem for the relativistically invariant system is defined. General solutions of this problem are expressed via an expansion in hyperspherical functions defined on the complex two-sphere. PACS numbers: 02.30.Gp, 02.60.Lj, 03.65.Pm, 12.20.-m     

Massive Field Equations of Arbitrary Spin in Schwarzschild Geometry: Separation Induced by Spin-{{3\over2}} Case

The separation of variables of the spin- field equation is performed in detail in the Schwarzschild geometry by means of the Newman Penrose formalism. The separated angular equations coincide with those relative to the Robertson-Walker space-time. The separated radial equations, that are much more entangled, can be reduced to four ordinary differential equations, each in one only radial function. As a consequence of the particular nature of the spin coefficients it is shown, by induction, that the massive field equations can be separated for arbitrary spin. baselineskip=12 pt PACS 04.20.Cv- Fundamental problems and general formalism. PACS 03.65.Pm- Relativistic wave equations. PACS 02.30.Jr- Partial differential equations. PACS 04.20.Jb- Exact solutions.     

DKP Equation with Smooth Potential and Position-Dependent Mass

The Duffin-Kemmer-Petiau (DKP) equation for spin 0 and 1 with smooth potential and position dependent- mass is solved. The solution is given in terms of the Heun function. The step case for potential and mass are deduced as a limiting case. The boundary conditions are also discussed. PACS Numbers:03.30.+p, 03.65.Pm, 03.65.Ge, 03.65.Db     

Velocity Quantization Approach of the One-Dimensional Dissipative Harmonic Oscillator

Given a constant of motion for the one-dimensional harmonic oscillator with linear dissipation in the velocity, the problem to get the Hamiltonian for this system is pointed out, and the quantization up to second order in the perturbation approach is used to determine the modification on the eigenvalues when dissipation is taken into consideration. This quantization is realized using the constant of motion instead of the Hamiltonian. PACS: 03.20.+i, 03.30.+p, 03.65.−w,03.65.Ca     

Construction of New Variable Separation Excitations via Extended Projective Ricatti Equation Expansion Method in (2+ 1)- Dimensional Dispersive Long Wave Systems

Utilizing the extended projective Ricatti equation expansion method, abundant variable separation solutions of the (2+1)-dimensional dispersive long wave systems are obtained. From the special variable separation solution (38) and by selecting appropriate functions, new types of interaction between the multi-valued and the single-valued solitons, such as semi-foldon and dromion, semi-foldon and peakon, semi-foldon and compacton are found. Meanwhile, we conclude that the solution v is essentially equivalent to the ’universal” formula (1). PACS numbers 05.45.Yv, 02.30.Jr, 03.65.Ge     

Nilpotent symmetry invariance in the non-Abelian 1-form gauge theory: Superfield formalism

We demonstrate that the nilpotent Becchi-Rouet-Stora-Tyutin (BRST) and anti-BRST symmetry invariance of the Lagrangian density of a four (3 + 1)-dimensional (4D) non-Abelian 1-form gauge theory with Dirac fields can be captured within the framework of the superfield approach to BRST formalism. The above 4D theory, where there is an explicit coupling between the non-Abelian 1-form gauge field and the Dirac fields, is considered on a (4,2)-dimensional supermanifold, parametrized by the bosonic 4D spacetime variables and a pair of Grassmannian variables. We show that the Grassmannian independence of the super-Lagrangian density, expressed in terms of the (4,2)-dimensional superfields, is a clear signature of the presence of the (anti-)BRST invariance in the original 4D theory.      

SU(1,1) Lie Algebra Applied to the General Time-dependent Quadratic Hamiltonian System

Exact quantum states of the time-dependent quadratic Hamiltonian system are investigated using SU(1,1) Lie algebra. We realized SU(1,1) Lie algebra by defining appropriate SU(1,1) generators and derived exact wave functions using this algebra for the system. Raising and lowering operators of SU(1,1) Lie algebra expressed by multiplying a time-constant magnitude and a time-dependent phase factor. Two kinds of the SU(1,1) coherent states, i.e., even and odd coherent states and Perelomov coherent states are studied. We applied our result to the Caldirola–Kanai oscillator. The probability density of these coherent states for the Caldirola–Kanai oscillator converged to the center as time goes by, due to the damping constant γ. All the coherent state probability densities for the driven system are somewhat deformed. PACS Numbers: 02.20.Sv, 03.65.-w, 03.65.Fd     

The Construction of Dirac Wave Packets for a Fermionic Particle Non-Minimally Coupling with an External Magnetic Field

We shall proceed with the construction of normalizable Dirac wave packets for fermionic particles (neutrinos) with dynamics governed by a “modified” Dirac equation with a non-minimal coupling with an external magnetic field. We are not only interested on the analytic solutions of the “modified” Dirac wave equation but also on the construction of Dirac wave packets which can be used for describing the dynamics of some observable physical quantities which are relevant in the context of the quantum oscillation phenomena. To conclude, we discuss qualitatively the applicability of this formal construction in the treatment of chiral (and flavor) oscillations in the theoretical context of neutrino physics. PACS numbers: 02.30.Cj, 03.65.Pm     

Two-frequency mutual coherence function for electromagnetic pulse propagation over rough surfaces

The propagation of a transient electromagnetic pulse over irregular terrain is considered. We model the wave propagation using the parabolic wave equation, which is valid for near-horizontal propagation. We model the effect of scattering from the rough terrain by introducing a surface-flattening coordinate transform. This coordinate transform simplifies the boundary condition of our problem, and introduces an effective refractive index into our wave equation. As a result, the problem of propagation over an irregular surface becomes equivalent to the problem of propagation through random media. The parabolic equation is solved analytically using the path integral method. Both vertically polarized and horizontally polarized signals are treated. Cumulant expansion is introduced to obtain an approximate expression for the two-frequency mutual coherence function. From the mutual coherence function, spatial and temporal dependence of the propagating signal can be determined. It can be shown that scattering from the irregular surface can cause broadening of the transient signal. This can have a significant impact on the performance of radio communication systems.     

Intrinsic Magnetic Flux of the Electron's Orbital and Spin Motion

In analogy with the fact that there are magnetic moments associated respectively with the electron's orbital and spin motion in an atom we present several analyses on a proposal to introduce a concept of intrinsic magnetic flux associated with the electron's orbital and spin motion. It would be interesting to test or to demonstrate Faraday's and Lenz's laws of electromagnetic induction arising directly from the flux change due to transition of states in an atom and to examine applications of this concept of intrinsic flux. PACS: 03.65.-w, 03.65.Ca, 03.65.Ta.     

Time-Dependent 2D Harmonic Oscillator in Presence of the Aharanov-Bohm Effect

We use the Lewis-Riesenfeld theory to determine the exact form of the wavefunctions of a two-dimensionnal harmonic oscillator with time-dependent mass and frequency in presence of the Aharonov-Bohm effect (AB). We find that the auxiliary equation is independent of the AB magnetic flux. In the particular case of quantized AB magnetic flux the wavefunctions coincide exactly with the wavefunctions of the 2D time-dependent harmonic oscillator. PACS: 03.65Ge; 03.65Fd; 03.65Bz     

Information Complexity of Quantum Gates

This paper considers the realizability of quantum gates from the perspective of information complexity. Since the gate is a physical device that must be controlled classically, it is subject to random error. We define the complexity of gate operation in terms of the difference between the entropy of the variables associated with initial and final states of the computation. We argue that the gate operations are irreversible if there is a difference in the accuracy associated with input and output variables. It is shown that under some conditions the gate operation may be associated with unbounded entropy, implying impossibility of implementation. PACS number: 03.65