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American Journal of Physics
Time Development in Quantum Mechanics Using a Reduced Hilbert Space Approach
written by Mario Belloni and Wolfgang Christian
The Time Development in Quantum Mechanics paper describes the suite of open source programs that numerically calculate and visualize the evolution of arbitrary initial quantum-mechanical bound states. The calculations are based on the expansion of an arbitrary wave function in terms of basis vectors in a reduced Hilbert space. The approach is stable, fast, and accurate at depicting the long-time dependence of complicated bound states. Several real-time visualizations, such as the position and momentum expectation values and the Wigner quasiprobability distribution for the position and momentum, can be shown. We use these computational tools to study the time-dependent properties of quantum-mechanical systems and discuss the effectiveness of the algorithm.
American Journal of Physics: Volume 76, Issue 4&5, Pages 385-392
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© 2008 Mario Belloni and Wolfgang Christian
DOI:
10.1119/1.2837810
Keywords:
OSP, Open Source Physics, numerical, quantum mechanics, reduced Hilbert space, time development
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Metadata instance created May 29, 2008 by Mario Belloni
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April 17, 2009 by Anne Cox
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M. Belloni and W. Christian, , Am. J. Phys. 76 (4&5), 385 (2008), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7288&DocID=458).
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M. Belloni and W. Christian, Time Development in Quantum Mechanics Using a Reduced Hilbert Space Approach, Am. J. Phys. 76 (4&5), 385 (2008), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7288&DocID=458>.
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Belloni, M., & Christian, W. (2008, April 1). Time Development in Quantum Mechanics Using a Reduced Hilbert Space Approach. Am. J. Phys., 76(4&5), 385-392. Retrieved December 6, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7288&DocID=458
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Belloni, Mario, and Wolfgang Christian. "Time Development in Quantum Mechanics Using a Reduced Hilbert Space Approach." Am. J. Phys. 76, no. 4&5, (April 1, 2008): 385-392, https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7288&DocID=458 (accessed 6 December 2024).
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Belloni, Mario, and Wolfgang Christian. "Time Development in Quantum Mechanics Using a Reduced Hilbert Space Approach." Am. J. Phys. 76.4&5 (2008): 385-392. 6 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7288&DocID=458>.
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