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On Cyclic Harmonic Oscillators

Quantum Physics 2015-06-26 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

It is proven that the energy of a quantum mechanical harmonic oscillator with a generically time-dependent but cyclic frequency, ω0(t0)=ω0(0)\omega_{0}(t_{0})= \omega_{0}(0), cannot decrease on the average if the system is originally in a stationary state, after the system goes through a full cycle. The energy exchange always takes place in the direction from the macroscopic system (environment) to the quantum microscopic system.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0406212,
  title  = {On Cyclic Harmonic Oscillators},
  author = {Kenichi Konishi and Giampiero Paffuti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0406212},
  year   = {2015}
}

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Latex file, 14 pages, 3 figures, minor correction made in Section 1