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Journal of Guangxi University of Technology

Time-Dependent Variational Approach to the Ground State of the Quantum FPU Model

Xiuyan Zhang

Published Jan 1, 2011• 0 citations
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Abstract

The ground state of the quantum FPU model is studied by virtue of Dirac's time-dependent variational principle together with a Hartree-type many-body trial wave function.The single-particle state is taken to be Jackiw-Kerman wave function.The effective classical Hamiltonian for the system and coupled equations for the particle's expectation values and quantum fluctuations are derived.The expectation values,the quantum fluctuations and the energy for the ground state are obtained.

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