Particle In Square Research Articles

Thermodynamics of a particle in square well potential

We have presented the thermodynamic properties of a particle moving freely both in an infinite and finite square well in contact with a heat reservoir at constant temperature. In both cases, we have computed the temperature dependence of the partition function, entropy, average energy and specific heat of the particle in an exact way. The exact results for various thermodynamic parameters deviate considerably from its known theoretical values and reveal the importance of such calculations. The effect of the width of the finite well on the different thermodynamic quantities have also been examined critically.

Gazeau-Klauder coherent states in position-deformed Heisenberg algebra

In this paper, we present coherent states à la Gazeau-Klauder for a free particle in square well potential within position-deformed Heisenberg algebra . These states satisfy the Klauder’s mathematical requirement to build coherent states. Some statistical properties such as the probability distribution, the intensity correlation function and the Mandel parameter are calculated and analyzed. We find that these states are sub-Poissonian in nature. We also construct for these coherent states, the even cat states and we evaluate its Wigner function which analyses the quasiprobability distribution of these states. We graphically demonstrate that these states exhibit nonclassical behavior.

A modified Euler–Maclaurin formula in 1D and 2D with applications in statistical physics

The Euler–Maclaurin summation formula is generalized to a modified form by expanding the periodic Bernoulli polynomials as its Fourier series and taking cuts, which includes both the Euler–Maclaurin summation formula and the Poisson summation formula as special cases. By making use of the modified formula, a possible numerical summation method is obtained and the remainder can be controlled. The modified formula is also generalized from one dimension to two dimensions. Approximate expressions of partition functions of a classical particle in square well in 1D and 2D and that of a quantum rotator are obtained with error estimation.

Chaotic dynamics in billiards using Bohm’s quantum mechanics

The dynamics of a particle in square and circular billiards is studied within the framework of Bohm's quantum mechanics. While conventional quantum mechanics predicts that the system shows no indication of chaotic behavior for these geometries from either the eigenvalue spectra distribution or the structure of the eigenfunctions, we find that in Bohm's quantum mechanics these systems exhibit both regular and chaotic behavior, depending on the form of the initial wave packet and on the particle's initial position.