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Collapse and Revival for a slightly anharmonic Hamiltonian

Quantum Physics 2017-06-28 v4

Abstract

The effect of quantum collapse and revival is a fascinating interference phenomenon. In this paper the phenomenon is demonstrated analytically and numerically for a simple system, a slightly anharmonic Hamiltonian. The initial wave-function is a displaced ground state of a harmonic oscillator. Possible experimental realizations for cold atoms are discussed in detail.

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@article{arxiv.1606.02923,
  title  = {Collapse and Revival for a slightly anharmonic Hamiltonian},
  author = {Alexandra Bakman and Hagar Veksler and Shmuel Fishman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1606.02923},
  year   = {2017}
}

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18 pages, 2 figures