Nonspreading wave packets in a general potential V(x,t) in one dimension

Details Nonspreading wave packets in a general potential V(x,t) in one dimension Nonspreading wave packets in a general potential V(x,t) in one dimension

2008-09-24

arxiv.org/abs/0809.4105v1

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Quantum Physics

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We discuss nonspreading wave packets in one dimensional Schr\"{o}dinger equation. We derive general rules for constructing nonspreading wave packets from a general potential $\textmd{V}(x,t)$. The essential ingredients of a nonspreading wave packet, the shape function $f(x)$, the motion $d(t)$, the phase function $\phi(x,t)$ are derived. Since the form of the shape of a nonspreading wave packet does not change in time, the shape equation should be time independent. We show that the shape function $f(x)$ is the eigenfunction of the time independent Schr\"{o}dinger equation with an effective potential $V_{\textmd{eff}}$ and an energy $E_{\textmd{eff}}$. We derive nonspreading wave packets found by Schr\"{o}dinger, Senitzky, and Berry and Balazs as examples. We show that most stationary potentials can only support stationary nonspreading wave packets. We show how to construct moving nonspreading wave packets from time dependent potentials, which drive nonspreading wave packets into an arbitrary motion.

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