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Mechanics is developed over a differentiable manifold as space of possible positions. Time is considered to fill a one--dimensional Riemannian manifold, so having the metric as lapse. Then the system is quantized with covariant instead of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-28 Hans - Juergen Schmidt

Two systems for a charged particle are studied, the first one when it is under the effect of a constant electric field, and the second one when it is under the effect of a constant electromagnetic field. For both systems, it is possible to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-22 Jorge A. Lizarraga

Using a nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger equation for the wave function of all systems, continuous transitions between quantum and classical motions are demonstrated for (i) the double-slit set up, (ii) the 2D harmonic oscillator and (iii) the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-01-23 Partha Ghose , Klaus von Bloh

A fast simulation algorithm for the calculation of multitime correlation functions of open quantum systems is presented. It is demonstrated that any stochastic process which ``unravels'' the quantum Master equation can be used for the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 H. P. Breuer , B. Kappler , F. Petruccione

We consider a charged particle driven by a time-dependent flux threading a quantum ring. The dynamics of the charged particle is investigated using classical treatment, Fourier expansion technique, time-evolution method, and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-07-29 Pi-Gang Luan , Chi-Shung Tang

In this article we provide a method for establishing operator-type error estimates between solutions to rapidly oscillating evolutionary equations and their homogenised counter parts. This method is exemplified by applications to the wave,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-07-18 Shane Cooper , Imane Essadeq , Marcus Waurick

Time evolution of macroscopic systems is re-examined primarily through further analysis and extension of the equation of motion for the density matrix $\rho(t)$. Because $\rho$ contains both classical and quantum-mechanical probabilities it…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-10 W. T. Grandy

We find explicit solutions of the Heisenberg equations of motion for a quadratic Hamiltonian, describing a generic model of variable media, in the case of multi-parameter squeezed input photon configuration. The corresponding probability…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-11-28 Sergey I. Kryuchkov , Erwin Suazo , Sergei K. Suslov

We give a partial answer to the question whether the Schrodinger equation can be derived from the Newtonian mechanics of a particle in a potential subject to a random force. We show that the fluctuations around the classical motion of a one…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-02-24 Can Gokler

The Wigner function is a useful tool for exploring the transition between quantum and classical dynamics, as well as the behavior of quantum chaotic systems. Evolving the Wigner function for open systems has proved challenging however; a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-11-10 Renan Cabrera , Denys I. Bondar , Kurt Jacobs , Herschel A. Rabitz

It is shown that general solutions of the free-particle Schroedinger equation can be mapped onto solutions of the Schroedinger equation for the harmonic oscillator. This is done in such a way that the time evolution of a free particle…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-08-25 Ole Steuernagel

We derive an equation for the time evolution of the natural occupation numbers for fermionic systems with more than two electrons. The evolution of such numbers is connected with the symmetry-adapted generalized Pauli exclusion principle,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-07-31 Carlos L. Benavides-Riveros , Miguel A. L. Marques

We analyze the problem of one dimensional quantum particle falling in a constant gravitational field, also known as the {\it bouncing ball}, employing a semiclassical approach known as momentous effective quantum mechanics. In this…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-04-16 Guillermo Chacon-Acosta , Hector Hernandez-Hernandez , Mercedes Velazquez

We prove under certain assumptions that there exists a solution of the Schrodinger or the Heisenberg equation of motion generated by a linear operator H acting in some complex Hilbert space H, which may be unbounded, not symmetric, or not…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-06-17 Shinichiro Futakuchi , Kouta Usui

The quantum evolution of the Wigner function for Gaussian wave packets generated by a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian is investigated. In the semiclassical limit $\hbar\to 0$ this yields the non-Hermitian analog of the Ehrenfest theorem for the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-07-04 Eva-Maria Graefe , Roman Schubert

We revisit the two body problem, where one body can be deformed under the action of tides raised by the companion. Tidal deformation and consequent dissipation result in spin and orbital evolution of the system. In general, the equations of…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-07 Alexandre C. M. Correia , Ema F. S. Valente

To avoid instabilities in the continuum semi-classical limit of loop quantum cosmology models, refinement of the underlying lattice is necessary. The lattice refinement leads to new dynamical difference equations which, in general, do not…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-12-18 William Nelson , Mairi Sakellariadou

Classical and quantum theories of time-symmetric smoothing, which can be used to optimally estimate waveforms in classical and quantum systems, are derived using a discrete-time approach, and the similarities between the two theories are…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-09-28 Mankei Tsang

A Dirac picture perturbation theory is developed for the time evolution operator in classical dynamics in the spirit of the Schwinger-Feynman-Dyson perturbation expansion and detailed rules are derived for computations. Complexification…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 E. B. Manoukian , N. Yongram

The free expansion of a Gaussian wavepacket is a problem commonly discussed in undergraduate quantum classes by directly solving the time-dependent Schrodinger equation as a differential equation. In this work, we provide an alternative way…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-06-07 Alessandro M. Orjuela , J. K. Freericks