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Non-Hermitian propagation of Hagedorn wavepackets

Mathematical Physics 2018-02-13 v3 math.MP Numerical Analysis

Abstract

We investigate the time evolution of Hagedorn wavepackets by non-Hermitian quadratic Hamiltonians. We state a direct connection between coherent states and Lagrangian frames. For the time evolution a multivariate polynomial recursion is derived that describes the activation of lower lying excited states, a phenomenon unprecedented for Hermitian propagation. Finally we apply the propagation of excited states to the Davies--Swanson oscillator.

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@article{arxiv.1507.02858,
  title  = {Non-Hermitian propagation of Hagedorn wavepackets},
  author = {Caroline Lasser and Roman Schubert and Stephanie Troppmann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.02858},
  year   = {2018}
}

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34 pages, 1 figure