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In the Madelung-Bohm approach to quantum mechanics, we consider a (time dependent) phase that depends quadratically on position and show that it leads to a Bohm potential that corresponds to a time dependent harmonic oscillator, provided…

The quantum harmonic oscillator with time-dependent frequency is a paradigmatic model of driven quantum dynamics and one of the few nontrivial systems that admits an exact analytical solution. In this review paper, we present a unified…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-13 Mattia Orlandini , Beatrice Donelli , Lorenzo Buffoni , Stefano Gherardini

We present a formulation of measurement-based feedback control of a single quantum particle in one spatial dimension. An arbitrary linear combination of the position and momentum of the particle is continuously monitored, and feedback…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-12-26 Amy Rouillard , Anirudh Reddy , Humairah Bassa , Shamik Maharaj , Lajos Diosi , Thomas Konrad

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

An exact invariant is derived for $n$-degree-of-freedom Hamiltonian systems with general time-dependent potentials. The invariant is worked out in two equivalent ways. In the first approach, we define a special {\it Ansatz\/} for the…

Classical Physics · Physics 2023-03-23 Jürgen Struckmeier , Claus Riedel

We investigate the quantum dynamics of many-body systems subject to local, i.e. restricted to a limited space region, time-dependent perturbations. If the perturbation drives the system across a quantum transition, an off-equilibrium…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2018-03-21 Andrea Pelissetto , Davide Rossini , Ettore Vicari

We describe a simple quantum algorithm to simulate time-dependent Hamiltonian, extending the methodology of quantum signal processing. The framework achieves optimal scaling up to some factor with respect to other parameters, and nearly…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-11 Nhat A. Nghiem

The ongoing discussion whether thermodynamic properties can be extracted from a (possibly approximate) quantum mechanical time evolution using time averages is fed with an instructive example. It is shown for the harmonic oscillator how the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-10-31 J. Schnack

In quantum mechanics courses, students often solve the Schr\"odinger equation for the harmonic oscillator with time-independent parameters. However, time-dependent quantum harmonic oscillators are relevant in modeling several problems as,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-12 Stanley S. Coelho , Lucas Queiroz , Danilo T. Alves

For a particle moving in a one-dimensional space an under a periodic external force, its quantization is study using the Hamiltonian (generalized linear momentum quantization) and constant of motion (velocity quantization) approaches. it is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Gustavo Lopez

Time-dependent potentials are common in galactic systems that undergo significant evolution, interactions, or encounters with other galaxies, or when there are dynamic processes like star formation and merging events. Recent studies show…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-02-04 Eduárd Illés , Dániel Jánosi , Tamás Kovács

The mechanism of the transition of a dynamical system from quantum to classical mechanics is one of the remaining challenges of quantum theory. Currently, it is considered to occur via decoherence caused by entanglement and/or stochastic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-16 John S. Briggs , James M. Feagin

We present a rigorous and efficient approach to the calculation of classical lattice-dynamical quantities from simulations that do not require an explicit solution of the time evolution. We focus on the temperature-dependent vibrational…

Materials Science · Physics 2013-03-14 Mathias P. Ljungberg , Jorge Íñiguez

Classical and quantum mechanical analysis have been carried out on harmonic like oscillator with asymmetric position dependent mass. Phase space analysis are performed both classically and quantum mechanically for a plausible understanding…

General Physics · Physics 2020-09-07 Jihad Asad , P. Mallick , B. Rath , M. E. Samei , Prachiparava Mohapatra , Hussein Shanak , Rabab Jarrar

Time-variant systems have recently garnered considerable attention due to their unique potentials in manipulating electromagnetic waves. Here, a novel class of topological spacetime crystals is introduced, with a traveling-wave modulation…

Optics · Physics 2025-09-24 João C. Serra , Mário G. Silveirinha

Quantum dynamics of a particle confined in a box with time-dependent wall is revisited by considering some unexplored aspects of the problem. In particular, the case of dynamical confinement in a time-dependent box in the presence of purely…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-08-08 S. Rakhmanov , C. Trunk , D. Matrasulov

Time crystals, a unique non-equilibrium quantum phenomenon with promising applications in current quantum technologies, mark a significant advance in quantum mechanics. Although traditionally studied in atom-cavity and optical lattice…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-07 Subhajit Sarkar , Yonatan Dubi

We construct the linear and quadratic polynomial dynamical invariants for the classical and quantum time-dependent harmonic oscillator driven by a time-dependent force. To obtain them, we use exclusively the associated equations of motion…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2014-09-09 M. C. Bertin , B. M. Pimentel , J. A. Ramirez

We introduce a general formalism, based on the stochastic formulation of quantum mechanics, to obtain localized quasi-classical wave packets as dynamically controlled systems, for arbitrary anharmonic potentials. The control is in general…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-11-26 Salvatore De Martino , Silvio De Siena , Fabrizio Illuminati

We use a perturbative approach to evaluate transition amplitudes corresponding to quantum friction, for a scalar model describing an atom which moves at a constant velocity, close to a material plane. In particular, we present results on…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-08-29 Aitor Fernández , C. D. Fosco