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Wave-packet trains of a time-dependent harmonic oscillator

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

By using a test-function method, we construct nn exact solutions of a quantum harmonic oscillator with a time-dependent "spring constant". Any nn-th solution describes a wave-packet train consisting of n+1n+1 packets. Its center oscillates like the classically harmonic oscillator with variable frequency, and width and highness of each packet change simultaneously. When the deformation is small, it behaves like a soliton train, and the large deformation is identified with collapse and revival of the wave-packet train.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0301156,
  title  = {Wave-packet trains of a time-dependent harmonic oscillator},
  author = {Wenhua Hai and Shengxun Huang and Kelin Gao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0301156},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

4 pages, 3 figures

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