Stochastic Variational Approach to Minimum Uncertainty States
High Energy Physics - Theory
2016-09-06 v1 Condensed Matter
Quantum Physics
Abstract
We introduce a new variational characterization of Gaussian diffusion processes as minimum uncertainty states. We then define a variational method constrained by kinematics of diffusions and Schr\"{o}dinger dynamics to seek states of local minimum uncertainty for general non-harmonic potentials.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9501034,
title = {Stochastic Variational Approach to Minimum Uncertainty States},
author = {F. Illuminati and L. Viola},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9501034},
year = {2016}
}
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11 pages, latex, 12pt A4wide, no figures