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Schroedinger current for discontinuous states from the first passage time decomposition

Quantum Physics 2015-06-05 v1

Abstract

We revisit the problem of calculating the probability current for discontinuous states, such that may arise in atom trapping or as a result of projective measurements. In the first passage time representation, the problem reduces to evaluation of a localised wave originating from the discontinuity, whose interference with the initial state determines the transfer of probability. Depending on the type of discontinuity, the current behaves as t1/2t^{1/2}, t3/2t^{3/2} or const(t)const(t). Our approach generalises earlier work on this subject.

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@article{arxiv.1205.4136,
  title  = {Schroedinger current for discontinuous states from the first passage time decomposition},
  author = {Dmitri Sokolovski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1205.4136},
  year   = {2015}
}

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4 pages, 1 figure

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