Quantum mechanics with uniform forces

Mark Andrews*

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    Abstract

    For a nonrelativistic particle acted on by a spatially uniform but possibly time-dependent force, or for a harmonic oscillator also subject to such a uniform force, the wave function differs from that without the force only by a spatial displacement and a phase factor. The shifts in position and phase are simply derived from a solution of the classical equations of motion.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1361-1364
    Number of pages4
    JournalAmerican Journal of Physics
    Volume78
    Issue number12
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010

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