Visualizing the quantum interaction picture in phase space

Bahar Mehmani, Andrea Aiello

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Abstract

We present a graphical example of the interaction picture-time evolution. Our aim is to help students understand in a didactic manner the simplicity that this picture provides. Visualizing the interaction picture unveils its advantages, which are hidden behind the involved mathematics. Specifically, we show that the time evolution of a driven harmonic oscillator in the interaction picture corresponds to a local transformation of a phase space-reference frame into the one that is co-rotating with the Wigner function.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1367-1381
Number of pages15
JournalEuropean Journal of Physics
Volume33
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2012
Externally publishedYes

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