Displacement-operator squeezed states. I. Time-dependent systems having isomorphic symmetry algebras

Abstract

In this paper we use the Lie algebra of space-time symmetries to construct states which are solutions to the time-dependent Schrödinger equation for systems with potentials V(x,τ)=g(2)(τ)x2+g(1)(τ)x+g(0)(τ). We describe a set of number-operator eigenstates states, {Ψn(x,τ)}, that form a complete set of states but which, however, are usually not energy eigenstates. From the extremal state, Ψ0, and a displacement squeeze operator derived using the Lie symmetries, we construct squeezed states and compute expectation values for position and momentum as a function of time, τ. We prove a general expression for the uncertainty relation for position and momentum in terms of the squeezing parameters. Specific examples, all corresponding to choices of V(x,τ) and having isomorphic Lie algebras, will be dealt with in the following paper (II).