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An Exact Solution to the Time-dependent Schrodinger Equation for a Model One-dimensional Potential

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Analytical solutions to the time-dependent Shr\"{o}dinger equation in one dimension are developed for time-independent potentials, one consisting of an infinite wall and a repulsive delta function. An exact solution is obtained by means of a convolution of time-independent solutions spanning the given Hilbert space with appropriately chosen spectral functions. Square-integrability and the boundary conditions are satisfied. The probability for the particle to be found inside the potential well is calculated and shown to exhibit non-exponential decay decreasing at large times as t3t^{-3}. The result is generalized for all square-integrable solutions to this problem.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0403177,
  title  = {An Exact Solution to the Time-dependent Schrodinger Equation for a Model One-dimensional Potential},
  author = {Athanasios N. Petridis and Lawrence P. Staunton and Jon Vermedahl and Marshall Luban},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0403177},
  year   = {2007}
}

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12 pages, including 4 figures