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On a Lagrange-Hamilton formalism describing position and momentum uncertaintiesAccording to Heisenberg's uncertainty relation, in quantum mechanics it is not possible to determine, simultaneously, exact values for the position and the momentum of a material system. Calculating the mean value of the Hamiltonian operator with the aid of exact analytic Gaussian wave packet solutions, these uncertainties cause an energy contribution additional to the classical energy of the system. For the harmonic oscillator, e.g., this nonclassical energy represents the ground state energy. It will be shown that this additional energy contribution can be considered as a Hamiltonian function, if it is written in appropriate variables. With the help of the usual Lagrange-Hamilton formalism known from classical particle mechanics, but now considering this new Hamiltonian function, it is possible to obtain the equations of motion for position and momentum uncertainties.
Document ID
19940006128
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Schuch, Dieter
(Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Univ. Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center, The Second International Workshop on Squeezed States and Uncertainty Relations
Subject Category
Theoretical Mathematics
Accession Number
94N10583
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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