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'''Problem:''' A particle of charge <math>q</math> in a one-dimensional harmonic oscillator of characteristic frequency <math>\omega</math> is placed in an electric field that is turned on and off so that the potential energy is  
'''Problem:''' A particle of charge <math>q</math> in a one-dimensional harmonic oscillator of characteristic frequency <math>\omega</math> is placed in an electric field that is turned on and off so that the potential energy is  


<math>\lambda V(t)</math>
<math>\lambda V(t) + q</math>

Revision as of 00:53, 28 March 2010

This example taken from "Quantum Physics" 3rd ed., Stephen Gasiorowicz, p. 237-238.

Problem: A particle of charge in a one-dimensional harmonic oscillator of characteristic frequency is placed in an electric field that is turned on and off so that the potential energy is