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The Cauchy Problem for a Forced Harmonic Oscillator

Raquel M. Lopez, Sergei K. Suslov

2007.7.12Revista Mexicana de Fisica E

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The Cauchy problem for a forced harmonic oscillator is solved using the generalized Fourier transform and representations of the Heisenberg-Weyl group.

Abstract

odinger equation with a time-dependent Hamiltonian operator for the forced harmonic oscillator. The corresponding Green function (propagator) is derived with the help of the generalized Fourier transform and a relation with representations of the Heisenberg‐Weyl group N (3) in a certain special case first, and then is extended to the general case. A three parameter extension of the classical Fourier integral is discussed as a by-product. Motion of a particle with a spin in uniform perpendicular magnetic and electric fields is considered as an application; a transition amplitude between Landau levels is evaluated in terms of Charlier polynomials. In addition, we also solve an initial value problem to a similar diffusion-type equation.

Citation format

LOPEZ, Raquel M.; SUSLOV, Sergei K. The cauchy problem for a forced harmonic oscillator [preprint]. arXiv, 2007. arXiv:0707.1902.