Published June 21, 2011
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Journal article
Initial value representation for the SU(n) semiclassical propagator
- 1. Instituto de Fisica 'Gleb Wataghin', Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-859, Campinas, SP (Brazil)
Description
The semiclassical propagator in the representation of SU(n) coherent states is characterized by isolated classical trajectories subjected to boundary conditions in a doubled phase space. In this paper, we recast this expression in terms of an integral over a set of initial-valued trajectories. These trajectories are monitored by a filter that collects only the appropriate contributions to the semiclassical approximation. This framework is suitable for the study of bosonic dynamics in n modes with fixed total number of particles. We exemplify the method for a Bose-Einstein condensate trapped in a triple-well potential, providing a detailed discussion on the accuracy and efficiency of the procedure.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.3601344;
- arXiv
- arXiv:1103.5697v1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Chemical Physics
- Journal Volume
- 134
- Journal Issue
- 23
- Journal Page Range
- p. 234105-234105.10
- ISSN
- 0021-9606
- CODEN
- JCPSA6
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 43037846
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCURACY; ANNIHILATION OPERATORS; BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; EFFICIENCY; EIGENSTATES; PARTICLES; PHASE SPACE; PROPAGATOR; SEMICLASSICAL APPROXIMATION; TRAJECTORIES
- Descriptors DEC
- APPROXIMATIONS; CALCULATION METHODS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; QUANTUM OPERATORS; SPACE
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics