Tipping time of a quantum rod

DOI10.1088/0143-0807/31/2/009MaRDI QIDQ5900876zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Onkar Parrikar

Publication date 12 May 2010

Published in European Journal of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0910.0551

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Semiclassical techniques, including WKB and Maslov methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81Q20) General mathematical topics and methods in quantum theory (81Q99)

Abstract: The behaviour of a quantum rod, pivoted at its lower end on an impenetrable floor and restricted to moving in the vertical plane under the gravitational potential is studied analytically under the approximation that the rod is initially localised to a small-enough neighbourhood around the point of classical unstable equilibrium. It is shown that the rod evolves out of this neighbourhood. The time required for this to happen, i.e., the tipping time is calculated using the semi-classical path integral. It is shown that equilibrium is recovered in the classical limit, and that our calculations are consistent with the uncertainty principle.

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