Starting from the canonical transformation technique and the method of the Feynman's path integral,we obtain the exact wave function of a RLC mesoscopic circuit.The quantum fluctuations of charge and generalized current are also given.
The quantum wavefunctions and the corresponding energy levels of a RLC (Resistance-Inductance-Capacity) electric circuit are obtained by using canonical quantization method and unitary transformation from the classical equation of motion. The quantum fluctuations of charge and current in an arbitrary eigenstate of the system have also been given as well as the uncertainty relation. It is showed that even if at 0 K charge and current in the circuit exhibit quantum fluctuations, which originates from fluctuations of zero point vibrations of the system.
In this paper, mesoscopic RLC circuit with source is studied with Feynman's path integral method. Resistance and source in the circuits make the quantization process rather complicated. To solve the problem, fluctuation analysis method is proposed to calculate the path integral propagator. Furthermore, the wave function and quantum fluctuation of the system are obtained, and time evolution characters of the system are discussed. The methods used in the paper would be helpful to the application of mesoscopic quantum theory.