Progress of Theoretical Physics

Pulsating States for Quantal Harmonic Oscillator

I. Fujiwara, K. Miyoshi

Published Aug 1, 1980• 21 citations

Abstract

In contrast to its coherent state, the quantal harmonic oscillator allows the existence of another state of completely nonclassical character. It is represented by a Gaussian wave packet, of which the center remains at rest and the width varies sinusoidally with time. Thus we may term it pulsating state.

DOI: 10.1143/ptp.64.715

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