Equations-of-Motion Approach to Quantum Mechanics: Application to a Model Phase Transition
Author(s) -
Shen Yong Ho,
G. Rosensteel,
D.J. Rowe
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
physical review letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.688
H-Index - 673
eISSN - 1079-7114
pISSN - 0031-9007
DOI - 10.1103/physrevlett.98.080401
Subject(s) - quartic function , physics , equations of motion , motion (physics) , quantum phase transition , quantum mechanics , quantum , phase transition , algebraic number , matrix (chemical analysis) , spectral line , algebraic equation , harmonic oscillator , stochastic matrix , classical mechanics , mathematical analysis , materials science , mathematics , statistics , nonlinear system , markov chain , pure mathematics , composite material
We present a generalized equations-of-motion method that efficientlycalculates energy spectra and matrix elements for algebraic models. The methodis applied to a 5-dimensional quartic oscillator that exhibits a quantum phasetransition between vibrational and rotational phases. For certain parameters,10 by 10 matrices give better results than obtained by diagonalising 1000 by1000 matrices.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figur
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