Three manifestations of the pulsed harmonic potential

DOI10.1088/0305-4470/31/48/002MaRDI QIDQ4259833zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors T. J. Newman, R. K. P. Zia

Publication date 1998

Published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9809014

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Other elementary particle theory in quantum theory (81V25)

Abstract: We consider, in turn, three systems being acted upon by a regularly pulsed harmonic potential (PHP). These are i) a classical particle, ii) a quantum particle, and iii) a directed line. We contrast the mechanics of the first two systems by parameterizing their bands of stability and periodicity. Interesting differences due to quantum fluctuations are examined in detail. The fluctuations of the directed line are calculated in the two cases of a binding PHP, and an unbinding PHP. In the latter case there is a finite maximum line length for a given potential strength.

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