Published April 1978 | Version v1
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Exact propagators for quadratic Hamiltonians

  • 1. Center for Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics and Laboratory for Nuclear Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

Description

The problem of finding the exact propagator for a given quadratic Hamiltonian is presented as an initial-value problem : a form suitable for both analytic and numerical computation. We illustrate the method by finding the propagator for (a) the Hamiltonian with constant coefficients and (b) and (c) Hamiltonians associated with damped harmonic motion

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Journal Title
Journal of Mathematical Physics
Journal Volume
19
Journal Issue
4
Series
J. Math. Phys. (N.Y.).
Journal Page Range
888-891
ISSN
0022-2488

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
9387125
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; HAMILTONIANS; PROPAGATOR; WKB APPROXIMATION
Descriptors DEC
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; QUANTUM OPERATORS

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