From a97437a3d461f38f575c4384b36e25015b173b75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pfloos Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2024 21:38:22 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] ref mimi --- content/presentations.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/presentations.md b/content/presentations.md index 9bafead..dc4aa58 100644 --- a/content/presentations.md +++ b/content/presentations.md @@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ In the one-point model we consider a zero-dimensional space. The advantage of th **Path integral for the quartic oscillator: An approximate analytic expression for the partition function** -Using a path integral formalism we derive an approximate analytic expression for the partition function of the quartic anharmonic oscillator $V(x) = \frac{1}{2} \omega^2 x^2 + g x^4$. From the partition function we also derive explicit expressions for the ground- and first-excited state energies $E_0(g)$ and $E_1(g)$, respectively. Quite remarkably, these energies are found to be accurate for the whole range of the coupling constant $g$. In addition, both the weak- and strong-coupling expansions are qualitatively reproduced. We believe that our approximate explicit partition function reproducing the key features of the exact partition function defines an interesting model to investigate the properties of the quartic oscillator. +Using a path integral formalism we derive an approximate analytic expression for the partition function of the quartic anharmonic oscillator $V(x) = \frac{1}{2} \omega^2 x^2 + g x^4$. From the partition function we also derive explicit expressions for the ground- and first-excited state energies $E_0(g)$ and $E_1(g)$, respectively. Quite remarkably, these energies are found to be accurate for the whole range of the coupling constant $g$. In addition, both the weak- and strong-coupling expansions are qualitatively reproduced. We believe that our approximate explicit partition function reproducing the key features of the exact partition function defines an interesting model to investigate the properties of the quartic oscillator [1]. + +[1] M. Caffarel, "Path integral for the quartic oscillator: A simple analytic expression for the partition function", arXiv:2312.09859 [quant-ph].