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arXiv:0710.1199 · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical

Commensurate anisotropic oscillator,SU(2) coherent states and the classical limit

M Sanjay Kumar, B Dutta-Roy

Published Feb 5, 2008• 14 citations
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Abstract

We demonstrate a formally exact quantum–classical correspondence between the stationary coherent states associated with the commensurate anisotropic two-dimensional harmonic oscillator and the classical Lissajous orbits. Our derivation draws upon the earlier work of Louck et al (1973 J. Math. Phys. 14 692) wherein they have provided a non-bijective canonical transformation that maps, within a degenerate eigenspace, the commensurate anisotropic oscillator on to the isotropic oscillator. This mapping leads, in a natural manner, to a Schwinger realization of SU (2) in terms of the canonically transformed creation and annihilation operators. Through the corresponding coherent states built over a degenerate eigenspace, we directly effect the classical limit via the expectation values of the underlying generators. Our work completely accounts for the fact that the SU (2) coherent state in general corresponds to an ensemble of Lissajous orbits.

DOI
10.1088/1751-8113/41/7/075306

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We construct stationary coherent states concentrated on Lissajous figures of the isotropic and anisotropic harmonic oscillators, the latter having coprime frequencies, by projecting products of ordinary coherent states (one coherent state for each degree of freedom) onto sets of degenerate states. By performing these projections, we are deriving our states from sets of coherent states that are known to follow the classical motion of a two-dimensional harmonic oscillator for arbitrary frequencies. We clarify the nature of any singularities present in the phase of the wavefunction for each of the states we derive, and we establish a rigorous connection between the laminar flow of probability current and the emergence of quantum interference. Through this analysis, we are able to provide a clear and quantifiable definition for a vortex state of the two-dimensional harmonic oscillator (2DHO). In an appendix, we show that our stationary states are true coherent states as they can be used to resolve the relevant identity operators (the above mentioned projection operators) on their respective degenerate subspaces. In the special case of the isotropic oscillator, the states obtained are the SU(2) coherent states, and we derive from our formalism the familiar resolution of unity for these states.
In this paper we study quantum–classical correspondence of a periodically driven two-dimensional (2D) anisotropic-oscillator. In terms of the time-dependent canonical transformation the stationary Lissajous orbits are found along with the Hannay’s angle. On the other hand, the stationary wave functions are derived analytically with the help of the generalized gauge transformation. The Berry phase in the original gauge is found to be ( n + 1 / 2 ) times the nonadiabatic Hannay’s angle with the integer number n being the eigenstate index. By using the SU(2) coherent superposition of degenerate 2D-eigenstates for a fixed energy we construct the stationary wave function, the probability cloud of which is shown to coincide perfectly with the classical orbits.
The geometry of classical dynamics in coupled oscillators with SU(2) transformations is explored and found to be relevant to a family of continuous-transformation orbits between Lissajous and trochoidal curves. The quantum wave-packet coherent states are derived analytically to correspond exactly to the transformation geometry of classical dynamics. By using the quantum wave-packet coherent states derived herein, stationary coherent states are constructed and are shown to possess spatial patterns identical to the transformation geometry between Lissajous and trochoidal orbits.
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The semiclassical treatment of the two-dimensional harmonic oscillator provides an instructive example of the relation between classical motion and the quantum mechanical energy spectrum. We extend previous work on the anisotropic oscillator with incommensurate frequencies and the isotropic oscillator to the case with commensurate frequencies for which the Lissajous curves appear as classical periodic orbits. Because of the three different scenarios depending on the ratio of its frequencies, the two-dimensional harmonic oscillator offers a unique way to explicitly analyze the role of symmetries in classical and quantum mechanics.