Orthogonal polynomials in phase space and classical analogs to quantum eigenstates with an application to the transmission flux for the potential step
- 1 October 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 101 (7) , 5847-5852
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.467300
Abstract
We introduce a set of orthogonal polynomials in phase space with similar properties, and which can be reduced to the usual Hermite polynomials. Based on these polynomials, we develop a method that allows the finding of classical analogs to quantum eigenstates. This method is applied to the free particle scattered by a potential step and the transmission flux is calculated and compared with the quantum one.Keywords
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