Spin-orbit interaction with large spin in the semi-classical regime
Mathematical Physics
2024-03-22 v1 math.MP
Abstract
We consider the time dependent Schr\"odinger equation with a coupling spin-orbit in the semi-classical regime and large spin number such that where and are constant. The initial state is a product of an orbital coherent state in and a spin coherent state in a spin irreducible representation space . For , at the leading order in , the time evolution of is well approximated by the product of an orbital and a spin coherent state. Nevertheless for the quantum orbital leaves the classical orbital. For we prove that this last claim is no more true when the interaction depends on the orbital variables. For the Dicke model, we prove that the orbital partial trace of the projector on is a mixed state in for small .
Cite
@article{arxiv.2403.14408,
title = {Spin-orbit interaction with large spin in the semi-classical regime},
author = {Didier Robert},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.14408},
year = {2024}
}