American Journal of Physics

Forced harmonic oscillator: A path integral approach

Barry R. Holstein

Published Aug 1, 1985• 5 citations

Abstract

The problem of the harmonic oscillator driven by an external force is explored using path integral techniques. The qualitative features of the solution are demonstrated.

DOI: 10.1119/1.14301

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