Exact invariants for a class of three-dimensional time-dependent classical hamiltonians

An exact invariant is derived for three-dimensional Hamiltonian systems of N particles confined within a general velocity-independent potential. The invariant is found to contain a time-dependent function f(2)(t), embodying a solution of a third-order differential equation whose coefficients depend on the explicitly known trajectories of the particle ensemble. Our result is applied to a one-dimensional time-dependent nonlinear oscillator and to a system of Coulomb interacting particles in a time-dependent quadratic external potential.     

具有含时平方反比项的谐振子的路径积分求解

使用含时坐标变换把一个质量含时的带有平方反比项的谐振子系统变换为对应的质量不含时 谐振子系统.利用变换前、后传播子之间的关系并通过Feynman路径积分的方法求出质量含时 的带有平方反比项的谐振子系统的传播子与精确波函数.并对包含有更多的附加势的谐振子 系统进行了讨论. 关键词： 谐振子 坐标变换 路径积分 传播子     

Diagonalization of the Rabi Hamiltonian by means of a unitary transformation

A unitary transformation is derived which diagonalizes the Rabi Hamiltonian. While the solution of this diagonalization problem by standard methods has long been known, it is found that the unitary operator is of a form which has previously not been used in the connexion with spin-boson problems. The transformed Hamiltonian as well as some other characteristic transformed operators are calculated. A comparison is made between the exact unitary operator and a weak coupling transformation which is equivalent to second order perturbation theory.     

Quantum mechanics of a general driven time-dependent oscillator

Summary In this paper we investigate the time evolution of a general driven time-dependent oscillator using the evolution operator method developed by Chenget al. We obtain an exact form of the time evolution operator which, in turn, enables us to find the exact wave functions and coherent states at any timet. Our analyses indicate that the time-dependent coherent state is equivalent to the well-known squeezed state, while the time-dependent number state is equivalent to the displaced and squeezed number state. Besides, we also calculate the time-dependent transition probabilities among the coherent states and number states of a simple harmonic oscillator associated with the initial HamiltonianH(0).     

Quantum harmonic oscillator with time-dependent mass and frequency

The quantum harmonic oscillator with time-dependent mass and frequency is analyzed by using the canonical transformation method. The varying mass and frequency of the system are reduced to constant mass and frequency, and the corresponding eigenvalues and eigenvectors are derived. The exact time-dependent coherent state of the harmonic oscillator is constructed and shown to be equivalent to the squeezed state. Damped harmonic oscillators with different frictions and forced time-dependent harmonic oscillators are also discussed.     

Approach to the quantum evolution for underdamped, critically damped, and overdamped driven harmonic oscillators using unitary transformation

Exact solution of the Schrödinger equation is derived for underdamped, critically damped, and overdamped harmonic oscillators with a driving force. A unitary operator transforming Hamiltonian into a simple form is introduced. The transformed Hamiltonian, represented in terms of a modified frequency ω, is identical with the Hamiltonian of the standard harmonic oscillator for the underdamped oscillator, with the Hamiltonian of a free particle for the critically damped oscillator, and with the Hamiltonian of a system with a harmonic parabolic potential for the overdamped oscillator. The eigenvalues of underdamped oscillator are discrete while those of the critically damped and the overdamped oscillators are continuous.     

Second quantized scalar QED in homogeneous time-dependent electromagnetic fields

We formulate the second quantization of a charged scalar field in homogeneous, time-dependent electromagnetic fields, in which the Hamiltonian is an infinite system of decoupled, time-dependent oscillators for electric fields, but it is another infinite system of coupled, time-dependent oscillators for magnetic fields. We then employ the quantum invariant method to find various quantum states for the charged field. For time-dependent electric fields, a pair of quantum invariant operators for each oscillator with the given momentum plays the role of the time-dependent annihilation and the creation operators, constructs the exact quantum states, and gives the vacuum persistence amplitude as well as the pair-production rate. We also find the quantum invariants for the coupled oscillators for the charged field in time-dependent magnetic fields and advance a perturbation method when the magnetic fields change adiabatically. Finally, the quantum state and the pair production are discussed when a time-dependent electric field is present in parallel to the magnetic field.     

Lie algebraic approach to the time-dependent quantum general harmonic oscillator and the bi-dimensional charged particle in time-dependent electromagnetic fields

We discuss the one-dimensional, time-dependent general quadratic Hamiltonian and the bi-dimensional charged particle in time-dependent electromagnetic fields through the Lie algebraic approach. Such method consists in finding a set of generators that form a closed Lie algebra in terms of which it is possible to express a quantum Hamiltonian and therefore the evolution operator. The evolution operator is then the starting point to obtain the propagator as well as the explicit form of the Heisenberg picture position and momentum operators. First, the set of generators forming a closed Lie algebra is identified for the general quadratic Hamiltonian. This algebra is later extended to study the Hamiltonian of a charged particle in electromagnetic fields exploiting the similarities between the terms of these two Hamiltonians. These results are applied to the solution of five different examples: the linear potential which is used to introduce the Lie algebraic method, a radio frequency ion trap, a Kanai–Caldirola-like forced harmonic oscillator, a charged particle in a time dependent magnetic field, and a charged particle in constant magnetic field and oscillating electric field. In particular we present exact analytical expressions that are fitting for the study of a rotating quadrupole field ion trap and magneto-transport in two-dimensional semiconductor heterostructures illuminated by microwave radiation. In these examples we show that this powerful method is suitable to treat quadratic Hamiltonians with time dependent coefficients quite efficiently yielding closed analytical expressions for the propagator and the Heisenberg picture position and momentum operators.     

Exact Time-Dependent Wave Functions of a Confined Time-Dependent Harmonic Oscillator with Two Moving Boundaries

By applying the standard analytical techniques of solving partial differential equations, we have obtained the exact solution in terms of the Fourier sine series to the time-dependent Schrödinger equation describing a quantum one-dimensional harmonic oscillator of time-dependent frequency confined in an infinite square well with the two walls moving along some parametric trajectories. Based upon the orthonormal basis of quasi-stationary wave functions, the exact propagator of the system has also been analytically derived. Special cases like (i) a confined free particle, (ii) a confined time-independent harmonic oscillator, and (iii) an aging oscillator are examined, and the corresponding time-dependent wave functions are explicitly determined. Besides, the approach has been extended to solve the case of a confined generalized time-dependent harmonic oscillator for someparametric moving boundaries as well.     

Dynamics of a two-level system coupled to a quantum oscillator: transformed rotating-wave approximation

For studying the dynamics of a two-level system coupled to a quantum oscillator we have presented an analytical approach, the transformed rotating-wave approximation, which takes into account the effect of the counter-rotating terms but still keeps the simple mathematical structure of the ordinary rotating-wave approximation. We have calculated the energy levels of ground and lower-lying excited states, as well as the time-dependent quantum dynamics. It is obvious that the approach is quite simple and can be easily extended to more complicated situation. Besides, the results are compared with the numerically exact ones to show that for weak to intermediate coupling and moderate detuning our analytic calculations are quantitatively in good agreement with the exact ones.     

Non-Markovian entanglement dynamics of two spin-1/2 particles embedded in two separate spin star baths with tunable external magnetic fields

The exact entanglement dynamics of two spin qubits in two independent spin star baths via a Heisenberg XY interaction in the thermodynamic limit has been investigated by using an operator technique. After the Holstein-Primakoff transformation, the transformed Hamiltonian is effectively equivalent to the Hamiltonian of a Jaynes-Cummings model. The results show that the dynamics of the entanglement exhibits strong non-Markovian behavior and depends on the environmental temperature, the coupling strength between the center spin and the bath, the detuning controlled by a locally applied external magnetic field, as well as the initial state of the two qubits.     

Coherent Dynamics of Direct-Current-Driven Quantum-Dot-Array with Two Time-Dependent Embedded Impurities

The coherent dynamics of dc-driven quantum-dot array with two embedded time-dependent impurities is investigated, the exact crossings and avoided crossings in the quasienergies are associated with the evolution dynamics of the electron by the introduction of the envelope lines of the site＇s maximum returning probability. Through a perturbative scheme, the time-dependent Hamiltonian is replaced by an equivalent static one, whose structure reveals the new quantum tunnelling mechanism in the time-periodic driving system and sheds light on the alternative interpretation of dynamic localization and delocalization.     

Inverse problem of quadratic time-dependent Hamiltonians

Using an algebraic approach, it is possible to obtain the temporal evolution wave function for a Gaussian wavepacket obeying the quadratic time-dependent Hamiltonian(QTDH). However, in general, most of the practical cases are not exactly solvable, for we need general solutions of the Riccatti equations which are not generally known. We therefore bypass directly solving for the temporal evolution wave function, and study its inverse problem. We start with a particular evolution of the wave-packet, and get the required Hamiltonian by using the inverse method. The inverse approach opens up a new way to find new exact solutions to the QTDH. Some typical examples are studied in detail. For a specific timedependent periodic harmonic oscillator, the Berry phase is obtained exactly.     

WKB Wave Function of the General Time-Dependent Quadratic Hamiltonian System

We derived the WKB wave function for the general time-dependent quadratic Hamiltonian system using a unitary transformation method. We applied our research to sinusodially drived Caldirola–Kanai oscillator and confirmed that the time evolution of our approximated WKB wave function is similar to that of the exact one. This wave function can be used to analyze the interference between the probability amplitudes contributed by the area of overlap in phase space of quantum states.     

The quantum-fluctuations of the optical parametric oscillator. II

We set up an effective Hamiltonian for an optical parametric oscillator. It contains the Bose operators of the three modes, signal, idler, and pump and their coupling to heat baths. This Hamiltonian is shown to be equivalent to a set of equations of motion, derived in a previous paper (I) from a microscopically exact Hamiltonian, provided that the heat baths are chosen in an adequate way. The comparison with the laser Hamiltonian makes clear the close analogy of the underlying elementary processes of spontaneous emission from atoms and spontaneous parametric emission from light modes in nonlinear media. The Hamiltonian is used to derive a master equation for the statistical operator of the three-mode system. In the coherent state representation this master equation transforms into an equivalentc-number Fokker-Planck equation without any approximation. The solution is obtained below threshold by linearization and above threshold by quasilinearization of the nonlinear dissipation coefficients. The results agree with those which were obtained by quantum mechanical Langevin methods in a previous paper (I).     

Quantum and Classical Exact Solutions of Harmonic Oscillator in a Time-Dependent Magnetic Field

In cylindrical coordinate, exact wave functions of the two-dimensional time-dependent harmonic oscillator in a time-dependent magnetic field are derived by using the trial function method. Meanwhile, the exact classical solution as well as the classical phase is obtained too. Through the Heisenberg correspondence principle, the quantum solution and the classical solution are connected together.     

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     

量子动边界广义含时谐振子之精确的指数-正弦型演化态

研究了被局限于区间[0,L(t)]中运动的动边界广义含时谐振子量子系统,其Hamiltonian为坐标与动量的非齐次含时二次型.求出了具有“指数-正弦型”演化态的充要条件以及相应的正交归一完备的精确演化态系列.此结果不但几乎包含了已有结果作为特例,还涵盖了相当广泛的范围.此外,澄清了个别作者关于对时间的微商的一个误解,指出对时-空坐标的微商均具有寻常的含义. 关键词： 动边界量子系统 广义含时谐振子 演化态 精确解     

具有含时频率和边界条件的谐振子量子态的Berry相位

对具有一运动边界的一维无限深势阱内频率随时间变化的谐振子的含时Schrdinger方程连续进行两次规范变换，可以得到精确解和Lewis不变量算符.基于该精确解利用几何距离和曲线的几何长度概念计算了体系量子态的Berry相位. 关键词：