Journal of Guangxi University of Technology
Time-dependent variational approach to the phonon dispersion relation of the quantum FPU model
Hong Zhong
Abstract
The phonon dispersion relation of the quantum FPU model is studied by means of the time-dependent variational approach combined with a Hartree-type many-body trial wavefunction.The single-particle state is taken to be a frozen Jackiw-Kerman wavefunction.Under the condition of minimum uncertainty relation,equations of motion for the particle expectation values are derived to obtain the phonon dispersion relation.It is shown that the harmonically coupling strength is strengthened and the width of the phonon band is broadened due to the quantum fluctuations in comparison with those of the classical FPU model.In addition,the harmonically coupling strength and the width of the phonon band increase with increasing the quantum fluctuations and quartic coupling strength.