Published September 10, 2012
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Journal article
Visualizing the quantum interaction picture in phase space
Creators
- 1. Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Günter-Scharowsky-Straße 1/Bau 24, D-91058 Erlangen (Germany)
Description
We present a graphical example of the interaction picture-time evolution. Our aim is to help students understand in a didactic manner the simplicity that this picture provides. Visualizing the interaction picture unveils its advantages, which are hidden behind the involved mathematics. Specifically, we show that the time evolution of a driven harmonic oscillator in the interaction picture corresponds to a local transformation of a phase space-reference frame into the one that is co-rotating with the Wigner function. (paper)
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0143-0807/33/5/1367Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- European Journal of Physics
- Journal Volume
- 33
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1367-1381
- ISSN
- 0143-0807
- CODEN
- EJPHD4
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 43128244
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- EDUCATIONAL TOOLS; HARMONIC OSCILLATORS; INTERACTIONS; PHASE SPACE; TRANSFORMATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- MATHEMATICAL SPACE; SPACE