Solving the von Neumann equation with time-dependent Hamiltonian. Part I: Method
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Publication:6209715
arXiv0805.4487MaRDI QIDQ6209715FDOQ6209715
Authors: M. Kuna, Jan Naudts 
Publication date: 29 May 2008
Abstract: The unitary operators U(t), describing the quantum time evolution of systems with a time-dependent Hamiltonian, can be constructed in an explicit manner using the method of time-dependent invariants. We clarify the role of Lie-algebraic techniques in this context and elaborate the theory for SU(2) and SU(1,1). We show that the constructions known as Magnus expansion and Wei-Norman expansion correspond with different representations of the rotation group. A simpler construction is obtained when representing rotations in terms of Euler angles. The many applications are postponed to Part II of the paper.
Applications of Lie groups to the sciences; explicit representations (22E70) Closed and approximate solutions to the Schrödinger, Dirac, Klein-Gordon and other equations of quantum mechanics (81Q05) Finite-dimensional groups and algebras motivated by physics and their representations (81R05)
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