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The quantization of mesoscopic LC-circuits. Basic ideas and applications

Erhardt Papp, Codruta Micu, Dania Racolta

Published Jan 1, 2015• 3 citations
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In this paper one deals with the quantization of mesoscopic LC-circuits under the influence of an external time dependent voltage. The canonically conjugated variables, such as given by the electric charge and the magnetic flux get established by resorting to the hamiltonian equations of motion. This time the discretization of the electric charge is accounted for by working in combination with both right-hand and left-hand discrete derivatives. This results in the onset of related magnetic flux operators. Besides the discrete Schrödinger equation with nearest-neighbor hoppings, a nontrivial next nearest neighbor generalization has also been established. Handling the time dependent voltage within the nearest neighbor description opens the way to the derivation of dynamic localization effects in terms of the approach discussed before by Dunlap and Kenkre, L-ring configurations included.

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10.1063/1.4937246

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In this paper one deals with the quantization of mesoscopic LC-circuits under the influence of an external time dependent voltage. The canonically conjugated variables, such as given by the electric charge and the magnetic flux get established by resorting to the hamiltonian equations of motion. This time the discretization of the electric charge is accounted for by working in combination with both right-hand and left-hand discrete derivatives. This results in the onset of related magnetic flux operators. Besides the discrete Schrödinger equation with nearest-neighbor hoppings, a nontrivial next nearest neighbor generalization has also been established. Handling the time dependent voltage within the nearest neighbor description opens the way to the derivation of dynamic localization effects in terms of the approach discussed before by Dunlap and Kenkre, L-ring configurations included.
In this paper one deals with the quantization of mesoscopic LC-circuits under the influence of an external time dependent voltage. The canonically conjugated variables, such as given by the electric charge and the magnetic flux, get established by resorting to the Hamiltonian equations of motion provided by both Faraday and Kirchhoff laws. This time the discretization of the electric charge is accounted for, so that magnetic flux operators one looks for should proceed in terms of discrete derivatives. However, the flux operators one deals with are not Hermitian, which means that subsequent symmetrizations are in order. The eigenvalues characterizing such operators can be readily established in terms of twisted boundary conditions. Besides the discrete Schrödinger equation with nearest-neighbor hopping, a nontrivial next nearest neighbor generalization has also been established. Such issues open the way to the derivation of persistent currents in terms of effective k-dependent Hamiltonians. Handling the time dependent voltage within the nearest neighbor description leads to the derivation of dynamic localization effects in L-ring configurations, such as discussed before by Dunlap and Kenkre. The onset of the magnetic flux quantum has also been discussed in some more detail.
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Proofs are given that the quantum-mechanical description of the LC -circuit with a time dependent external source can be readily established by starting from a more general discretization rule of the electric charge. For this purpose one resorts to an arbitrary but integer-dependent real function F(n) instead of n. This results in a nontrivial generalization of the discrete time dependent Schrodinger-equation established before via F(n)=n, as well as to modified charge conservation laws. However, selected descriptions can also be done by looking for a unique derivation of the effective inductance. This leads to site independent inductances, but site dependent ones get implied by accounting for periodic solutions to F(n) in terms of Jacobian elliptic functions. Many-charge generalizations of quantum circuits, including the modified continuity equation for total charge and current densities, have also been discussed.
Proofs are given that the quantum-mechanical description of the LC-circuit with a time dependent external source can be readily established by starting from a general discretization rule of the electric charge. For this purpose one resorts to an arbitrary but integer-dependent real function F(n) instead of n. This results in a nontrivial generalization of the discrete time dependent Schrodinger-equation established before via F(n)=n. Such generalization leads to site-dependent hopping amplitudes as well as to diffusive modification of the continuity equation. One shows, in particular, that there are firm supports concerning rational multiples of the elementary electric charge.
We discuss the problem of a mesoscopic LC circuit with a negative inductance ruled by a time-dependent Hermitian Hamiltonian. Classically, we find unusual expressions for the Faraday’s law and for the inductance of a solenoid. Quantum mechanically, we solve exactly the time-dependent Schrödinger equation through the Lewis and Riesenfeld invariant operator method and construct Gaussian wave packet solutions for this time-dependent LC circuit. We also evaluate the expectation values of the charge and the magnetic flux in these Gaussian states, their quantum fluctuations and the corresponding uncertainty product.
The quantum double wave theory is applied to the time-dependent mesoscopic LC electric circuit with time-dependent capacitance and inductance. The averages and quantum fluctuations of the electric charge and magnetic flux (electric current) are given for a single time-dependent LC electric circuit. The obtained averages of the electric charge and magnetic flux satisfy the classical equation of motion. After making statistical average over the initial phases, the average and quantum fluctuation of every quantity reduce to that derived by the standard quantum mechanics. These results show that the double wave theory can be used to describe a single time-dependent mesoscopic electric circuit.