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Coherent states for time dependent harmonic oscillator: the step function

Quantum Physics 2013-03-13 v1

Abstract

We study the time evolution for the quantum harmonic oscillator subjected to a sudden change of frequency. It is based on an approximate analytic solution to the time dependent Ermakov equation for a step function. This approach allows for a continuous treatment that differs from former studies that involve the matching of two time independent solutions at the time when the step occurs.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0301111,
  title  = {Coherent states for time dependent harmonic oscillator: the step function},
  author = {H. Moya-Cessa and M. Fernandez-Guasti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0301111},
  year   = {2013}
}