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George N. Makrakis

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arXiv2021

The Anisotropic Gaussian Semi-Classical Schrödinger Propagator

We present a construction of the Anisotropic Gaussian Semi-Classical Schrödinger Propagator, emblematic of a class of Fourier Integral Operators of quadratic phase kernels related to the Schrödinger equation. We deduce a set of algebraic relations of the variational matrices, solutions of the variational system pertaining to single Gaussian wave packet semi-classical time evolution, representing the symplectic and other invariances of the dynamics, which are subsequently used to derive the Van Vleck formula from the semi-classical propagator, as an argument for the practical importance of the later relations in the relevant wave packet calculus.

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arXiv2021

Asymptotic Approximations for the Phase Space Schrodinger Equation

We consider semi-classical time evolution for the phase space Schrödinger equation and present two methods of constructing short time asymptotic solutions. The first method consists of constructing a semi-classical phase space propagator in terms of semi-classical Gaussian wave packets on the basis of the Anisotropic Gaussian Approximation, related to the Nearby Orbit Approximation, by which we derive an asymptotic solution for configuration space WKB initial data. The second method consists of constructing a phase space narrow beam asymptotic solution, following the Complex WKB Theory developed by Maslov, on the basis of a canonical system in double phase space related to the Berezin-Shubin-Marinov Hamilton-Jacobi and transport equations. We illustrate the methods for sub-quadratic potentials in $\mathbb{R}$.

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