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We consider the singular semiclassical initial value problem for the phase space Schrodinger equation. We approximate semiclassical quantum evolution in phase space by analyzing initial states as superpositions of Gaussian wave packets and…
We consider semi-classical time evolution for the phase space Schr\"{o}dinger equation. We construct a semi-classical phase space propagator in terms of semi-classical wave packets by the Anisotropic Gaussian Approximation, related to the…
This paper is devoted to the construction of approximations of the propagator associated with a semi-classical matrix-valued Schr\"odinger operator with symbol presenting smooth eigenvalues crossings. Inspired by the approach of the…
We discuss the form of the propagator $U(t)$ for the time-dependent Schr\"odinger equation on an asyptotically Euclidean, or, more generally, asymptotically conic, manifold with no trapped geodesics. In the asymptotically Euclidean case, if…
For a subquadratic symbol $H$ on $\R^d\times\R^d = T^*(\R^d)$, the quantum propagator of the time dependent Schr\"odinger equation $i\hbar\frac{\partial\psi}{\partial t} = \hat H\psi$ is a Semiclassical Fourier-Integral Operator when $\hat…
We show a result on propagation of the anisotropic Gabor wave front set for linear operators with a tempered distribution Schwartz kernel. The anisotropic Gabor wave front set is parametrized by a positive parameter relating the space and…
The paper gives a symplectic-geometric account of semiclassical Gaussian wave packet dynamics. We employ geometric techniques to "strip away" the symplectic structure behind the time-dependent Schr\"odinger equation and incorporate it into…
We consider semi-classical time evolution for the phase space Schr\"{o}dinger equation and present two methods of constructing short time asymptotic solutions. The first method consists of constructing a semi-classical phase space…
Propagation of the Wigner function is studied on two levels of semiclassical propagation, one based on the van-Vleck propagator, the other on phase-space path integration. Leading quantum corrections to the classical Liouville propagator…
We show a result on propagation of the anisotropic Gelfand--Shilov wave front set for linear operators with Schwartz kernel which is a Gelfand--Shilov ultradistribution of Beurling type. This anisotropic wave front set is parametrized by…
The semiclassically scaled time-dependent multi-particle Schr\"odinger equation describes, inter alia, quantum dynamics of nuclei in a molecule. It poses the combined computational challenges of high oscillations and high dimensions. This…
We present a comprehensive study of semiclassical phase-space propagation in the Wigner representation, emphasizing numerical applications, in particular as an initial-value representation. Two semiclassical approximation schemes are…
We review some recent results obtained for the time evolution of wave packets for systems of equations of pseudo-differential type, including Schr{\"o}dinger ones, and discuss their application to the approximation of the associated unitary…
In this paper, we present a variational treatment of the linear dependence for a non-orthogonal time-dependent basis set in solving the Schr\"odinger equation. The method is based on: i) the definition of a linearly independent working…
This work represents a first systematic attempt to create a common ground for semi-classical and time-frequency analysis. These two different areas combined together provide interesting outcomes in terms of Schr\"odinger type equations.…
We consider Schr\"odinger equations with variable coefficients, and it is supposed to be a long-range type perturbation of the flat Laplacian on $R^n$. We characterize the wave front set of solutions to Schr\"odinger equations in terms of…
Exact expressions are obtained for a diversity of propagating patterns for a derivative nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation with a quintic nonlinearity. These patterns include bright pulses, fronts and dark solitons. The evolution of the wave…
The free-particle propagator, a key operator in various algorithms for simulating the time evolution of the Schr\"odinger equation, is studied. A multiscale approximation of this propagator is constructed, representing the semigroup…
In this article, we develop and analyse a new spectral method to solve the semi-classical Schr\"odinger equation based on the Gaussian wave-packet transform (GWPT) and Hagedorn's semi-classical wave-packets (HWP). The GWPT equivalently…
In this note we study the properties of a sequence of approximate propagators for the Schr\"odinger equation, in the spirit of Feynman's path integrals. Precisely, we consider Hamiltonian operators arising as the Weyl quantization of a…