European Journal of Physics

Simple calculation of the wavefunctions of a time-dependent harmonic oscillator

Moshe Gitterman

Published Nov 1, 1998• 5 citations

Abstract

The exact form of the wavefunctions of a harmonic oscillator with time-dependent mass and frequency is obtained by the use of simple transformations.

DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/19/6/012

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