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Solution of the Schrödinger equation in terms of classical paths
Authors:R Balian  C Bloch
Institution:Service de Physique Théorique, Centre d''Etudes Nucléaires de Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Abstract:An expression in terms of classical paths is derived for the Laplace transform Ω(s) of the Green function G of the Schrödinger equation with respect to 1h?. For an analytic potential V(r), the function Ω is also analytic in the plane of the complex action variable s; its singularities lie at the values S of the action along each possible (complex) classical path, including the paths which reflect from singularities of the potential. Accordingly, G may be written as a sum of terms, each of which is associated with such a classical path, and contains the factor exp(iSh?). This expansion formally solves the problem of constructing waves out of the corresponding (complex) classical paths. A similar expression, in terms of closed paths, is derived for the density ? of eigenvalues of the Schrödinger equation. In situations when the eigenvalues are dense, ? is well approximated by the contributions of the shortest closed paths: while the path of vanishing length corresponds to the Thomas-Fermi approximation and its smooth corrections, the other paths yield contributions which oscillate and are damped as exp(iSh?). This result also holds for nonanalytic potentials V(r). If the spectrum is continuous, closed classical paths yield oscillations in the scattering phase-shift. The analysis is also extended to multicomponent wave functions (describing, e.g., motion of particles with spin, or coupled channel scattering); along a classical path, the internal degree of freedom varies adiabatically, except through points at which it is not coupled to the potential, where it may undergo discrete changes.
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