Simple examples of position-momentum correlated Gaussian free-particle wave packets in one dimension with the general form of the time-dependent spread in position

DOI10.1007/s10702-005-7537-3zbMath1085.81019arXivquant-ph/0502097MaRDI QIDQ816184

R. W. Robinett, L. C. Bassett, M. A. Doncheski

Publication date: 20 February 2006

Published in: Foundations of Physics Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0502097

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

81R30: Coherent states

81P15: Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations

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