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Journal article
Quantum normal forms, Moyal star product and Bohr-Sommerfeld approximation
- 1. Departments of Physics and Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 (United States)
Description
A normal form transformation is carried out on one-dimensional quantum Hamiltonians that transforms them into functions of the quantum harmonic oscillator. The method works with the Weyl transform (or 'symbol') of the Hamiltonian. The Moyal star product is used to carry out the normal form transformation at the level of symbols. Diagrammatic techniques are developed for handling the expressions that result from higher order terms in the Moyal series. Once the normal form is achieved, the Bohr-Sommerfeld formula for the eigenvalues, including higher order corrections, follows easily
Availability note (English)
Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0305-4470/38/1977/a5_9_010.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General (ISSN 1361-6447) http://www.iop.org/Additional details
Identifiers
- URL
- http://stacks.iop.org/0305-4470/38/1977/a5_9_010.pdf; http://www.iop.org/;
- DOI
- 10.1088/0305-4470/38/9/010;
- PII
- S0305-4470(05)87598-5;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General
- Journal Volume
- 38
- Journal Issue
- 9
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1977-2004
- ISSN
- 0305-4470
- CODEN
- JPHAC5
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36048536
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BOHR THEORY; CORRECTIONS; EIGENVALUES; FUNCTIONS; HAMILTONIANS; HARMONIC OSCILLATORS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TRANSFORMATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MECHANICS; QUANTUM OPERATORS