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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 0\hbar\searrow 0 and large spin number \spin+\spin\rightarrow +\infty such that δ\spin=c\hbar^\delta\spin=c where c>0c>0 and δ>0\delta>0 are constant. The initial state Ψ(0)\Psi(0) is a product of an orbital coherent state in L2(Rd)L^2(\R^d) and a spin coherent state in a spin irreducible representation space H2\spin+1{\mathcal H}_{2\spin +1}. For δ<1\delta <1, at the leading order in \hbar, the time evolution Ψ(t)\Psi(t) of Ψ(0) \Psi(0) is well approximated by the product of an orbital and a spin coherent state. Nevertheless for 1/2<δ<11/2<\delta<1 the quantum orbital leaves the classical orbital. For δ=1\delta=1 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 Ψ(t)\Psi(t) is a mixed state in L2(R)L^2(\R) for small t>0t>0.

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@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}
}
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