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On the exactness of the Semi-Classical Approximation for Non-Relativistic One Dimensional Propagators

Ibrahim Semiz, Koray Duztas

abstract: For one dimensional non-relativistic quantum mechanical problems, we investigate the conditions for all the position dependence of the propagator to be in its phase, that is, the semi-classical approximation to be exact. For velocity independent potentials we find that: (i) the potential must be quadratic in space, but can have arbitrary time dependence. (ii) the phase may be made proportional to the classical action, and the magnitude (``fluctuation factor'') can also be found from the classical solution. (iii) for the driven harmonic oscillator the fluctuation factor is independent of the driving term.

oai_identifier:
oai:arXiv.org:quant-ph/0608211
categories:
quant-ph
comments:
7 pages, latex, no figures, published in journal of physics A
doi:
10.1088/0305-4470/39/47/011
arxiv_id:
quant-ph/0608211
journal_ref:
journal of physics A: Math. Gen. Vol:39 p.14681, 2006
created:
2006-08-28
updated:
2006-11-16

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