Published March 2006 | Version v1
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The quantum fidelity for the time-periodic singular harmonic oscillator

  • 1. Laboratoire de Physique Theorique, CNRS-UMR 8627, Universite de Paris XI, Batiment 210, F-91405 Orsay Cedex, France and IPNL, Batiment Paul Dirac, 4 rue Enrico Fermi, Universite Lyon-1, F.69622 Villeurbanne Cedex (France)

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In this paper we perform an exact study of 'quantum fidelity' (also called Loschmidt echo) for the time-periodic quantum harmonic oscillator of the following Hamiltonian: Hg(t):=(P2/2)+f(t)(Q2/2)+(g2/Q2), when compared with the quantum evolution induced by H0(t) (g=0), in the case where f is a T-periodic function and g a real constant. The reference (initial) state is taken to be an arbitrary 'generalized coherent state' in the sense of Perelomov. We show that, starting with a quadratic decrease in time in the neighborhood of t=0, this quantum fidelity may recur to its initial value 1 at an infinite sequence of times tk. We discuss the result when the classical motion induced by Hamiltonian H0(t) is assumed to be stable versus unstable

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Journal Title
Journal of Mathematical Physics
Journal Volume
47
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 032102-032102.12
ISSN
0022-2488
CODEN
JMAPAQ

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37075200
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ANNIHILATION OPERATORS; EIGENSTATES; EVOLUTION; FUNCTIONS; HAMILTONIANS; HARMONIC OSCILLATORS; PERIODICITY; QUANTUM MECHANICS
Descriptors DEC
MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MECHANICS; QUANTUM OPERATORS; VARIATIONS

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