Stephen Howard, Sanat Kumar Roy
Abstract
The coherent states of a harmonic oscillator are introduced following Schrödinger’s definition and the equivalence with other definitions is established. The basic properties of these states are discussed in some detail.
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The coherent states of a harmonic oscillator are introduced following Schrödinger’s definition and the equivalence with other definitions is established. The basic properties of these states are discussed in some detail.
Key concepts: Physics, Coherent states, Harmonic oscillator, Equivalence (formal languages), Quantum mechanics, Anharmonicity, Schrödinger's cat, Coherent states in mathematical physics