Quantum propagator for a general time-dependent quadratic Hamiltonian: Application to interacting oscillators in external fields

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2305.19052v1
• Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 14:17:04 GMT
• Title: Quantum propagator for a general time-dependent quadratic Hamiltonian: Application to interacting oscillators in external fields
• Authors: Shohreh Janjan and Fardin Kheirandish
• Abstract summary: We find the quantum propagator for a general time-dependent quadratic Hamiltonian. The state and excitation propagation along the harmonic chain in the absence and presence of an external classical source is studied and discussed.
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• Abstract: In this paper, we find the quantum propagator for a general time-dependent quadratic Hamiltonian. The method is based on the properties of the propagator and the fact that the quantum propagator fulfills two independent partial differential equations originating from Heisenberg equations for positions and momenta. As an application of the method, we find the quantum propagator for a linear chain of interacting oscillators for both periodic and Dirichlet boundary conditions. The state and excitation propagation along the harmonic chain in the absence and presence of an external classical source is studied and discussed. The location of the first maxima of the probability amplitude $P(n,\tau)$ is a straight line in the $(n,\tau)$-plane, indicating a constant speed of excitation propagation along the chain.

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