Trajectory of the harmonic oscillator in the Schrodinger wave

Erich W. Schmid, Gerhard Spitz, Wolfgang Lösch

Yoshio Nishiyama

A trajectory of a harmonic oscillator obeying the Schrodinger equation is exactly derived and illustrated. The trajectory resembles well the classical orbit between the turning points, and also runs through the tunneling region. The dynamics of the 'particle' motion and the wave function associated with the motion are proposed. The period of a round trip on the trajectory is exactly equal to that obtained in classical mechanics.

Yoshio Nishiyama

The 'quantum trajectory' obeying the Schrodinger equation with a time dependent potential is theoretically determined. As an illustration of the theory the trajectory of a charged harmonic oscillator in an electromagnetic field obeying the wave equation is shown along with the orbital motion of the corresponding classical particle.

Erich W. Schmid, Gerhard Spitz, Wolfgang Lösch

A. N. Tupolev

The paper introduces a method of V-function, from which it follows that the trajectory motion of an object is connected with the wave motion. We formulate a local variational principle (LVP) and the basic theorems of the method of V-function, which allow a new statement of the direct and inverse dynamics problems. Based on the method of V-function, we consider the optical-mechanic analogy, which is presented in a new extended version and investigate the properties of the wave nature of electron motion in a hydrogen-like atom and the motion of an object (particle) for a harmonic oscillator. We demonstrate that in a physical sense, the wave V(x,t) characterizes the properties of an action showing itself in the motion of an object (particle). By its node, the wave is connected with the position of the particle and so leads it. The particle (trajectory) in its turn generates a wave propagating along it. We establish that the energy levels of a hydrogen-like atom, obtained using the method of V-function, correspond entirely to the classical results of quantum physics, while the energy levels of a harmonic oscillator do not contradict the known Schrodinger's results.