Published August 2011 | Version v1
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Lie algebraic approach and quantum treatment of an anisotropic charged particle via the quadratic invariant

  • 1. Mathematics Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451 (Saudi Arabia)
  • 2. School of Mathematical Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000 (South Africa)

Description

We consider the problem of a charged harmonic oscillator under the influence of a constant magnetic field. The system is assumed to be anisotropic and the magnetic field is applied along z-axis. A canonical transformation is invoked to remove the interaction term and the system is reduced to a model contains two uncoupled harmonic oscillators. Two classes of real and complex quadratic invariants (constants of motion) are obtained. We employ the Lie algebraic technique to find the most general solution for the wave-function for both real and complex invariants. The quadratic invariant is also used to derive two classes of creation and annihilation operators from which the wave-functions in the coherent states and number states are obtained. Some discussion related to the advantage of using the quadratic invariants to solve the Cauchy problem instead of the direct use of the Hamiltonian itself is also given.

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Journal Title
Journal of Mathematical Physics
Journal Volume
52
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 083504-083504.16
ISSN
0022-2488
CODEN
JMAPAQ

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