Geometrical squeezed states of a charged particle in a time-dependent magnetic field

V. V. Dodonov, V. I. Man'ko, P. G. Polynkin

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Abstract

Geometrical squeezed states of a quantum charged particle moving in a homogeneous field are introduced. The difference between the time-dependent "circular" and Landau gauges is investigated. It is shown that only the Landau gauge generates squeezing of an initially coherent state. Two simple explicit time dependences of the magnetic field are considered: a step-like variation and a delta-kick.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)232-238
Number of pages7
JournalPhysics Letters A
Volume188
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 23 1994
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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