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Time evolution of system 1 12/23/2010 Chapter 29 Time evolution of system Masatsugu Sei Suzuki Department of Physics, SUNY at Binghamton (Date: November 22, 2010) Schrödinger picture Heisenberg picture Dirac picture ________________________________________________________________________ Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger (12 August 1887– 4 January 1961) was an Austrian theoretical physicist who was one of the fathers of quantum mechanics, and is famed for a number of important contributions to physics, especially the Schrödinger equation, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933. In 1935, after extensive correspondence with personal friend Albert Einstein, he proposed the Schrödinger's cat thought experiment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Schr%C3%B6dinger ________________________________________________________________________ Werner Heisenberg (5 December 1901– 1 February 1976) was a German theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to quantum mechanics and is best known for asserting the uncertainty principle of quantum theory. In addition, he made important contributions to nuclear physics, quantum field theory, and particle physics. Heisenberg, along with Max Born and Pascual Jordan, set forth the matrix formulation of quantum mechanics in 1925. Heisenberg was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Physics for the creation of quantum mechanics, and its application especially to the discovery of the allotropic forms of hydrogen.

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Chapter 29 Time evolution of system Masatsugu Sei Suzuki

Department of Physics, SUNY at Binghamton (Date: November 22, 2010)

Schrödinger picture Heisenberg picture Dirac picture ________________________________________________________________________ Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger (12 August 1887– 4 January 1961) was an Austrian theoretical physicist who was one of the fathers of quantum mechanics, and is famed for a number of important contributions to physics, especially the Schrödinger equation, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933. In 1935, after extensive correspondence with personal friend Albert Einstein, he proposed the Schrödinger's cat thought experiment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Schr%C3%B6dinger ________________________________________________________________________

Werner Heisenberg (5 December 1901– 1 February 1976) was a German theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to quantum mechanics and is best known for asserting the uncertainty principle of quantum theory. In addition, he made important contributions to nuclear physics, quantum field theory, and particle physics. Heisenberg, along with Max Born and Pascual Jordan, set forth the matrix formulation of quantum mechanics in 1925. Heisenberg was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Physics for the creation of quantum mechanics, and its application especially to the discovery of the allotropic forms of hydrogen.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Heisenberg ________________________________________________________________________

Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac (8 August 1902 – 20 October 1984) was a British theoretical physicist. Dirac made fundamental contributions to the early development of both quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics. He held the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and spent the last fourteen years of his life at Florida State University. Among other discoveries, he formulated the Dirac equation, which describes the behavior of fermions. This led to a prediction of the existence of antimatter. Dirac shared the Nobel Prize in physics for 1933 with Erwin Schrödinger, "for the discovery of new productive forms of atomic theory."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Dirac _______________________________________________________________________ 29.1 Time evolution operator We define the Unitary operator as

)(),(ˆ)( 00 tttUt

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),(ˆ)()( 00 ttUtt

Normalization

1)()()()( 00 tttt

Then

)()()(),(ˆ),(ˆ)( 000000 tttttUttUt

or

1),(ˆ),(ˆ00 ttUttU (Unitary operator)

tt0 t1 t2

We note that

)(),(ˆ),(ˆ)(),(ˆ)( 001121122 tttUttUtttUt

This should be

),(ˆ),(ˆ),(ˆ011202 ttUttUttU

29.2 Infinitesimal time-evolution operator

We consider the infinitesimal time evolution operator

)(),(ˆ)( 0000 ttdttUdtt

with

1),(ˆlim 000

tdttUdt

We assert that all these requirements are satisfied by

dtitdttU ˆ1),(ˆ00

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The dimension of

is a frequency or inverse time.

1

)ˆˆ(1

)ˆ1)(ˆ1(

)ˆ1()ˆ1(),(ˆ),(ˆ0000

dti

dtidti

dtidtitdttUtdttU

or

ˆˆ (Hermitian) We assume that

where H is a Hamiltonian. 29.3 Schrödinger equation

tt0 t t+dt

),(ˆ)ˆ

1(),(ˆ00 ttUdt

HitdttU

or

),(ˆˆ

),(ˆ),(ˆ000 ttUdt

HittUtdttU

),(ˆˆ),(ˆ),(ˆ

lim 000

0ttU

Hi

dt

ttUtdttUdt

or

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),(ˆˆ

),(ˆ00 ttU

HittU

t

or

),(ˆˆ),(ˆ00 ttUHttU

ti

This is the Schrödinger equation for the time-evolution operator.

)(),(ˆˆ)(),(ˆ0000 tttUHtttU

ti

or

)(ˆ)( tHtt

i

29.4 Unitary operator

What is the form of ),(ˆ0ttU when H is independent of t?

tt0 tDt

N

ttt 0

)](ˆ

exp[)](ˆ

1[lim 00 tt

Hi

N

ttHi N

N

or

)](ˆ

exp[),(ˆ00 tt

HittU

29.5 Ehrenfest’s theorem Schrödinger equation

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)(ˆ)( tHtt

i

or )(ˆ)( tHi

tt

Taking the Hermitian conjugate of both sides,

HtHttt

i ˆ)(ˆ)()(

or

Hti

Httt

ˆ)(ˆ)()(

We now consider the time dependence of the average defined by )(ˆ)( tAt

)(ˆ

)()(]ˆ,ˆ[)(

)()(ˆ)()(ˆ

)()(ˆˆ)(

))((ˆ)()(ˆ

)()(ˆ))(()()(ˆ)(

tt

AttHAt

i

ti

Attt

AttAHt

i

tt

Attt

AttAt

tttAt

dt

d

or

)(ˆ

)()(]ˆ,ˆ[)()(ˆ)( tt

AttHAt

itAt

dt

d

29.6 Example Simple harmonics

We consider a particle in a stationary potential.

)ˆ(2

ˆˆ2

xVm

pH

So that we can write

)(]ˆ

)(

)(]2

ˆ,ˆ[)(

)(]ˆ,ˆ[)()(ˆ)(

2

tm

pti

i

tm

pxt

i

tHxti

txtdt

d

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or

)(]ˆ

)()(ˆ)( tm

pttxt

dt

d

or

pm

xdt

d 1

Similarly

)()]ˆ(ˆ

)(

)()]ˆ(,ˆ[)(

)(]ˆ,ˆ[)()(ˆ)(

txVx

ti

i

txVpti

tHpti

tptdt

d

or

)()]ˆ(ˆ

)()(ˆ)( txVx

ttptdt

d

or

dx

dVp

dt

d

The equations

pm

xdt

d 1 ,

and

dx

dVp

dt

d

express the Ehrenfest’s theorem. These forms recall that of classical Hamiltonian-Jacobi equations for a particle. ________________________________________________________________________ 29.7 Example: Spin precession

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We consider the motion of spin S (=1/2) in the presence of an external magnetic field B along the z axis. The magnetic moment of spin is given by

ˆ z

2Bˆ S z

B

ˆ z .

Then the spin Hamiltonian (Zeeman energy) is described by

ˆ H ˆ z B (

2Bˆ S z

)B B

ˆ z B

Since the Bohr magneton µB is given by B

e

2mc,

BB

eB

2mc

2

eB

mc

20

or

0 eB

mc (angular frequency of the Larmor precession)

Thus the Hamiltonian can be rewritten as

ˆ H

2 0

ˆ z

Thus the Schrödinger equation is obtained as

)0(]ˆ2

exp[)0(]ˆexp[)( 0 tti

ttHi

t z

Note that the time evolution operator coincides with the rotation operator

ˆ R z (0t) exp[i

20

ˆ z t]

We assume that

)2

sin(

)2

cos(]ˆ

2exp[]ˆ

2exp[)0(

2

2

i

i

yz

e

eiit

n

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ˆ R z (0t) exp[i

20

ˆ z t]

The average

nn ]ˆ

2exp[]ˆ

2exp[

2)(ˆ)( 00 t

it

itStS zxzxtx

nn ]ˆ

2exp[]ˆ

2exp[

2)(ˆ)( 00 t

it

itStS zyzyty

nn ]ˆ

2exp[]ˆ

2exp[

2)(ˆ)( 00 t

it

itStS zzzztz

Here we have

0

0

0

001

10

0

0]ˆ2

exp[]ˆ2

exp[

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

2

2

00

it

it

it

it

it

it

zxz

e

e

e

e

e

eti

ti

0

0

0

00

0

0

0]ˆ2

exp[]ˆ2

exp[

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

2

2

00

it

it

it

it

it

it

zyz

ie

ie

e

ei

i

e

eti

ti

10

01]ˆ

2exp[]ˆ

2exp[ 00 t

it

izzz

Thus we have

]cos)sin(cos)[cos(sin2

)cos(sin2

00

0

tt

tStx

]sin)cos(cos)[sin(sin2 00 ttS

ty

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cos2

tzS

At t = 0,

cossin20

xS

sinsin20

yS

cos20

zS

Using this we have

)sin()cos( 0000tStSS yxtx

)cos()sin( 0000tStSS yxty

cos20

ztz SS

)(00

0yx

ti

tytx SiSeSiS

n

nn

)sin(ˆ)cos(ˆ2

]ˆ2

exp[ˆ]ˆ2

exp[2

)(ˆ)(

00

00

tt

ti

ti

tStS

yxn

zxzxtx

where

nn xxS

20

We also get

nn

nn

)cos(ˆ)sin(ˆ2

]ˆ2

exp[ˆ]ˆ2

exp[2

)(ˆ)(

00

00

tt

ti

ti

tStS

yx

zyzyty

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nn yyS

20

and

0

00

ˆ2

]ˆ2

exp[ˆ]ˆ2

exp[2

)(ˆ)(

zz

zzz

ztz

S

ti

ti

tStS

nn

nn

Then

)sin()cos( 0000tStSS yxtx

)cos()sin( 0000tStSS yxty

and

0ztz SS

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q

x

y

z

________________________________________________________________________ 29.8 Baker-Hausdorf lemma

In the commutation relations, yxz JiJJ ˆ]ˆ,ˆ[ , we put zzJ 2

ˆ and xxJ

Then we have

yxz i ˆ2

]ˆ2

,ˆ2

[

or yxz i ˆ2]ˆ,ˆ[ .

Similarly, we have

zyx i ˆ2]ˆ,ˆ[ , xzy i ˆ2]ˆ,ˆ[

We notice the following relations which can be derived from the Baker-Hausdorf

lemma:

...]]]ˆ,ˆ[,ˆ[,ˆ[!3

]]ˆ,ˆ[,ˆ[!2

]ˆ,ˆ[!1

ˆ)ˆexp(ˆ)ˆexp(32

BAAAx

BAAx

BAx

BxABxA

sinˆcosˆ]ˆ2

exp[ˆ]ˆ2

exp[ yxzxz ii

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exp[i2

ˆ z ] ˆ y exp[i2

ˆ z ] ˆ x sin ˆ y cos

((Proof))

We note that

2

ix , zA ˆ , and xB ˆ .

yxz iBA ˆ2]ˆ,ˆ[]ˆ,ˆ[

Then we have

]]]ˆ,ˆ[,ˆ[,ˆ[!3

]]ˆ,ˆ[,ˆ[!2

]ˆ,ˆ[!1

ˆ]ˆexp[ˆ]ˆexp[32

xzzzxzzxzxzxz

xxxxxI

.....]]]]ˆ,ˆ[,ˆ[,ˆ[,ˆ[!4

4

xzzzz

x

.]]]ˆ2,ˆ[,ˆ[,ˆ[2!4

1]]ˆ2,ˆ[,ˆ[

2!3

1]ˆ2,ˆ[

2!2

1ˆ2

2!1

432

yzzzyzzyzyx i

ii

ii

ii

iI

or

]]].....ˆ,ˆ[,ˆ[,ˆ)[2(2!4

1]]ˆ,ˆ[,ˆ)[2(

2!3]ˆ,ˆ[

2ˆˆ

4

4

3

3

2

2

zyzzzyzzyyx iii

iI

...]]ˆ,ˆ[,ˆ)[2)(2(2!4

1]ˆ,ˆ)[2)(2(

2!3ˆ2

2ˆˆ

4

4

3

3

2

2

xzzxzxyx iiiii

ii

or

cosˆcosˆ

...)!3

1(ˆ...)!42

1(ˆ

...ˆ!4

ˆ!3

ˆ2

ˆˆ

...ˆ)2)(2)(2)(2(2!4

1ˆ)2)(2(

2!3ˆ

2ˆˆ

342

432

4

42

3

32

yx

yx

xyxyx

xyxyx iiiiiii

I

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______________________________________________________________________ 29.10 Schrödinger picture The Schrödinger equation

)()( tt s

)(),(ˆ)( 00 tttUt ss

where ˆ U (t, t0 ) is the time evolution operator;

ˆ U (t, t0 ) ˆ U 1(t, t0 ) .

In the Schrodinger picture, the average of the operator sA in the state )(ts is defined

by

)(ˆ)( tAt sss .

29.11 Heisenberg picture

The state vector, which is constant, is equal to

)()( 0tt sH .

From the definition

sssHHH tAtA )(ˆ)(ˆ ,

or

ˆ A H(t) ˆ U ( t,t0)ˆ A s (t)

ˆ U (t,t0 ). In general, ˆ A H( t) depends on time, even if ˆ A s (t) does not. 29.12 Heisenberg’s equation of motion

The Schrödinger equation can be described in the Schrödinger picture

)()(ˆ)( ttHtt

i sss

or

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)(),(ˆ)(ˆ)(),(ˆ0000 tttUtHtttU

dt

di sss

or

),(ˆ)(ˆ),(ˆ00 ttUtHttU

dt

di s

or

d

dtˆ U (t,t0 )

i

ˆ H s (t)

ˆ U (t, t0 )

and

d

dtˆ U (t,t0 )

i

ˆ U (t, t0 ) ˆ H s (t)

where ˆ H s

(t) ˆ H s (t) . Therefore

Hs

HH

sss

sssss

sss

H

dt

tAdtAtH

i

ttUdt

tAdttUttUtAtHttU

i

ttUdt

tAdttUttUtH

itAttUttUtAtHttU

i

ttUdt

tAdttU

dt

ttUdtAttUttUtA

dt

ttUd

dt

tAd

))(ˆ

()](ˆ),(ˆ[

),(ˆ)(ˆ),(ˆ),(ˆ)](ˆ),(ˆ)[,(ˆ

),(ˆ)(ˆ),(ˆ),(ˆ)(ˆ)(ˆ),(ˆ),(ˆ)(ˆ)(ˆ),(ˆ

),(ˆ)(ˆ),(ˆ),(ˆ

)(ˆ),(ˆ),(ˆ)(ˆ),(ˆ)(ˆ

0000

000000

000

000

where

),(ˆ)(ˆ),(ˆ)(ˆ00 ttUtHttUtH sH

Finally we obtain the Heisenberg’s equation of motion

i

d

dtˆ A H(t) [ ˆ A H( t), ˆ H H (t)] i(

d ˆ A s (t)

dt)H

29.13 Simple example

ˆ H s( t) ˆ H , ˆ A s (t) ˆ A

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t0 = 0

tHi

eUˆ

ˆ

tHi

s

tHi

sH eAeUAUAˆˆ

ˆˆˆˆˆ

sH HH ˆˆ

Then we have the Heisenberg’s equation of motion:

]ˆ,ˆ[ˆHHH HAA

dt

di

We get an analogy between the classical equations of motion in the Hamiltonian form

and the quantum equations of motion in the Heisenberg’s form. HA is called a constant

of the motion, when ]ˆ,ˆ[ HH HA =0 at all times.

UHAU

UAUUHUUHUUAUHA

SS

SSSSHH

ˆ]ˆ,ˆ[ˆ

ˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆ]ˆ,ˆ[

Therefore ]ˆ,ˆ[ HH HA means 0]ˆ,ˆ[ SS HA

29.14 Ehrenfest’s theorem: free particle

)ˆ(ˆ2

1 2SSS xVp

mH ,

HH 1

2mˆ p H

2 V( ˆ x H ),

1ˆˆˆ]ˆ,ˆ[ˆ

ˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆ

ˆˆˆˆ]ˆ,ˆ[

iUUiUpxU

UxUUpUUpUUxU

xppxpx HHHHHH

H

HH

pi

UpUi

UpxUpx

ˆ2

ˆˆˆ2

ˆ]ˆ,ˆ[ˆ]ˆ,ˆ[ 22

Heisenberg’s equation for the free particles,

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HHH

HHHHH pim

pp

im

pxm

Hxxdt

di ˆ

2

ˆ2

1]ˆ,ˆ[

2

1]ˆ,ˆ[ˆ 22

,

or

d

dtˆ x H [ ˆ x H , ˆ H H ]

1

mˆ p H .

Similarly

)ˆ(ˆ

)(ˆ)]ˆ(ˆ,ˆ[ˆˆ]ˆ,ˆ[ˆ]ˆ,ˆ[ˆ HH

HHH xVx

iUxVpUUHpUHppdt

di

or

H

HH x

xVp

dt

)ˆ()(ˆ

We consider a simple harmonics.

22 ˆ2

1)ˆ( HH xmxV

HH xmpdt

dˆˆ 2

Now consider the linear combination,

)ˆˆ()ˆˆ( HHHH pm

ixip

m

ix

dt

d

ti

HHH eApm

ix

ˆ)ˆˆ(

or

)ˆ()ˆˆ(

m

ixip

m

ix

dt

dHHH

ti

HHH eBpm

ix

ˆ)ˆˆ(

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where HA and HB are time-independent operators:

)0(ˆ)0(ˆˆHHH p

m

ixA

)0(ˆ)0(ˆˆHHH p

m

ixB

Note that )0(ˆHx and )0(ˆ Hp correspond to the operators in the Schrödinger picture. From these equations, we get final results

tpm

txx HHH

sin)0(ˆ1

cos)0(ˆˆ `

txmtpp HHH sin)0(ˆcos)0(ˆˆ

These look to the same as the classical equation of motion. We see that Hx and Hp operators oscillate just like their classical analogue. An advantage of the Heisenberg picture is therefore that it leads to equations which are formally similar to those of classical mechanics. ((Note))

HHHHHHH

HH

H xi

xpxm

pm

Hm

pH

dt

xdx

dt

di ˆ2

2]ˆ,ˆ[

2]ˆ

2,ˆ[

1]ˆ,

ˆ[]ˆ,

ˆ[ˆ

22

22

2

2

2

or

HH xxdt

dˆˆ 2

2

2

with the initial condition

)0(ˆ1

|ˆ 0 HtH pm

xdt

d , )0(ˆ|ˆ 0 HtH xx

The solution is

)sin(ˆ)cos(ˆˆ 21 tCtCxH

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1ˆ)0(ˆ CxH ,

m

pCtnCtC

dt

xd Htt

H )0(ˆˆ)](cosˆ)sin(ˆ[|ˆ

20210

Thus we have

m

pC H )0(ˆˆ

2 .

and

)sin()0(ˆ

)cos()0(ˆˆ tm

ptxx H

HH

________________________________________________________________________ Paul Ehrenfest (January 18, 1880 – September 25, 1933) was an Austrian and Dutch physicist and mathematician, who made major contributions to the field of statistical mechanics and its relations with quantum mechanics, including the theory of phase transition and the Ehrenfest theorem.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ehrenfest ________________________________________________________________________ 29.15 Analogy with classical mechanics

In the classical mechanics, dynamical variables vary with time according to the Hamilton’s equations of motion,

j

j

p

H

dt

dq

,

where qj and pj are a set of canonical co-ordinate and momentum, and H is the Hamiltonian expressed as a function of them,

),...,,,,....,,,( 321321 nn ppppqqqqHH

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where n is the degree of freedom. For a given variable ),...,,,,....,,,( 321321 nn ppppqqqqvA ,

classical

j jjjj

j

j

j

j

j

HA

q

H

p

A

p

H

q

A

dt

dp

p

A

dt

dq

q

A

dt

dA

],[

[ ]classical:a classical definition of a Poisson bracket. 29.16 Dirac picture (Interaction picture)

ˆ H ˆ H 0 ˆ V s (t) where ˆ H 0 is independent of t.

)()(0

ˆ

tet I

tHi

s

or

)()(0

ˆ

tet s

tHi

I

We assume that

)(ˆ)()()(ˆ)( tAtttAt sssIII

For convenience, ˆ A s is independent of t. or

)(ˆ)()()(ˆ)(00

ˆˆ

tAttetAet ssss

tHi

I

tHi

s

or

s

tHi

I

tHi

AetAe ˆ)(ˆ 00ˆˆ

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or

tHi

s

tHi

I eAetA00

ˆˆˆ)(ˆ

or

]ˆ),(ˆ[

]ˆˆˆˆ[)(ˆ

0

0

ˆˆˆˆ

0

0000

HtA

HeAeeAeHi

itAdt

di

I

tHi

s

tHi

tHi

s

tHi

I

Thus every operator behaves as if it would in the Heisenberg representation for a non-interacting system.

)()(ˆ

)()(

00

0

ˆˆ

0

ˆ

tt

ieteH

tet

itt

i

s

tHi

s

tHi

s

tHi

I

Since

)()](ˆˆ[)( 0 ttVHtt

i sss

)()](ˆˆ[)(ˆ)()( 0

ˆˆ

0

ˆ000

ttVHeteHtet

itt

i s

tHi

s

tHi

s

tHi

I

or

)()(ˆ)()(ˆ)(00

ˆˆ

ttVtetVett

i III

tHi

tHi

I

or

)()(ˆ)( ttVtt

i III

where

tHi

s

tHi

I etVtV00

ˆˆ

)(ˆ)(ˆ

(Schrödinger-like)

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which is a Schrödinger equation with the total ˆ H replaced by ˆ V I . We assume that

)(),(ˆ)( 00 tttUt III

satisfies the equation

)()(ˆ)( ttVtt

i III

Then we have the following relation.

),(ˆ)(ˆ),(ˆ00 ttUtVttU

ti III

with the initial condition

'),'(ˆ)'(ˆ1),(ˆ

0

00 dtttUtVi

ttUt

t

III

We can obtain an approximate solution to this equation [Dyson series].

t

t

t

t

II

t

t

I

t

t

t

t

IIII

tVtVdtdti

dttVi

dtdtttUtVi

tVi

ttU

0 00

0 0

'2

'

00

...)''(ˆ)'(ˆ"')(')'(ˆ)(1

']"),"(ˆ)''(ˆ1)['(ˆ1),(ˆ

29.17 Transition probability

Once ˆ U I (t, t0 ) is given we have

)(),(ˆ)( 00 tttUt III

where

)()(0

ˆ

tet I

tHi

s

, or )()(0

ˆ

tet s

tHi

I

and

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)(),(ˆ)( 00 tttUt ss

)(),(ˆ

)(),(ˆ)(

0

ˆ

0

ˆ

00

ˆ

000

0

tettUe

tttUet

I

tHi

s

tHi

ss

tHi

I

Then we have

ˆ U I (t, t0 ) e

i

H 0t ˆ U s (t, t0 )e

i

H 0t 0

Let us now look at the matrix element of ˆ U I (t, t0 )

nEnH n0ˆ

mttUnemttUn s

tEtEi

I

mn

),(ˆ),(ˆ0

)(

0

0

2

0

2

0 ),(ˆ),(ˆ mttUnmttUn sI

((Remark)) When

0]ˆ,ˆ[ 0 AH and 0]ˆ,ˆ[ 0 BH

'''ˆ aaaA and '''ˆ bbbB

in general,

2

0

2

0 '),(ˆ''),(ˆ' attUbattUb sI

Because

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mns

tEtEi

mn

tHi

s

tHi

I

ammttUnnbe

aettUnnebattUb

mn

,0

)(

,

ˆ

0

ˆ

0

'),(ˆ'

'),(ˆ''),(ˆ'

0

000

_______________________________________________________________________ 29.18 Application of Schrödinger and Heisenberg pictures

Simple harmonics:

tHi

eUˆ

ˆ

The operator in the Heisenberg picture is defined by

tHi

s

tHi

sH eAeUAUAˆˆ

ˆˆˆˆˆ

where H is the Hamiltonian

2202 ˆ

2

1ˆ xm

pm

H

Using the equation of Heisenberg picture, we obtain

tpm

txxH

sinˆ1

cosˆˆ `

and

txmtppH sinˆcosˆˆ The matrix of x and p are given by

04000

40300

03020

00201

00010

2

x

and

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04000

40300

03020

00201

00010

2ˆ 0

i

mp

((Discussion)) What are the expectation values )(ˆ)( txt and )(ˆ)( tpt ?

tpm

tx

tpm

tx

xtxt H

sin)0(ˆ)0(1

cos)0(ˆ)0(

)0(sinˆ1

cosˆ)0(

)0(ˆ)0()(ˆ)(

txmtp

txmtp

ptpt H

sin)0(ˆ)0(cos)0(ˆ)0(

)0(sinˆcosˆ)0(

)0(ˆ)0()(ˆ)(

Suppose that

(1) 21206

1)0(

we can calculate the matrix elements )0(ˆ)0( x and )0(ˆ)0( p as follows.

)21(3

2

2

1

6

16

26

1

020

201

010

2

1

6

1

6

2

6

1)0(ˆ)0(

x

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0

6

16

26

1

020

201

010

26

1

6

2

6

1)0(ˆ)0( 0

i

mp

(2) 102

1)0(

2

1

2

12

1

01

10

2

1

2

1

2

1)0(ˆ)0(

x

0

2

12

1

01

10

2

1

2

1

2

1)0(ˆ)0(

p

ttxt

cos2

1)(ˆ)(

and

tm

tpt sin

2)(ˆ)(

[[Another method (Schrödinger picture)]]

/

/

//

1

0

10

2

1

102

1

102

1)(

tiE

tiE

tiEtiE

tHi

e

e

ee

et

// 10

2

1)( tiEtiEet

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tee

e

ee

e

eetxt

titi

tiE

tiEtiEtiE

tiE

tiEtiEtiE

0

/

///

/

///

2

cos2

1)(

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

01

10

2

1

2

1)(ˆ)(

00

0

1

10

1

0

10

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