American Journal of Physics

Semiclassical approximation and exact evaluation of the propagator for a harmonic oscillator with time-dependent frequency

C. P. Natividade

Published Oct 1, 1988• 7 citations

Abstract

The propagator for a one-dimensional harmonic oscillator with time-dependent frequency is calculated exactly by the semiclassical approximation method.

DOI: 10.1119/1.15360

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