ERMAKOV-LEWIS DYNAMIC INVARIANTS
arXiv:math-ph/0002005v3 18 Mar 2000
WITH SOME APPLICATIONS
Pedro Basilio Espinoza Padilla
Master Thesis
INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA
UNIVERSIDAD DE GUANAJUATO
Dr. Haret C. Rosu
Supervisor
León, Guanajuato
31 January 2000
Contents.
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1. Introduction.
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2. The method of Ermakov.
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3. The method of Milne.
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4. Pinney’s result.
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5. Lewis’ results.
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6. The interpretation of Eliezer and Gray.
. . . 14
7. The connection of the Ermakov invariant with Nöther’s theorem. . . . 17
8. Possible generalizations of Ermakov’s method.
. . . 20
9. Geometrical angles and phases in Ermakov’s problem.
. . . 22
10. Application to the minisuperspace cosmology.
. . . 26
11. Application to physical optics.
. . . 42
12. Conclusions.
. . . 47
Appendix A: Calculation of the integral of I.
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Appendix B: Calculation of hĤi in eigenstates of I.
. . . 49
References.
. . . 50
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1. Introduction.
In this work we present a study of the Ermakov-Lewis invariants that are
related to some linear differential equations of second order and one variable
which are of much interest in many areas of physics. In particular we shall
study in some detail the application of the Ermakov-Lewis formalism to
several simple Hamiltonian models of “quantum” cosmology. There is also a
formal application to the physical optics of waveguides.
In 1880, Ermakov [1] published excerpts of his course on mathematical
analysis where he described a relationship between linear differential equations of second order and a particular type of nonlinear equation. At the
beginning of the thirties, Milne [2] developed a method quite similar to the
WKB technique where the same nonlinear equation found by Ermakov occurred, and applied it successfully to several model problems in quantum
mechanics. Further, in 1950, the solution to this nonlinear differential equation has been given by Pinney [3].
On the other hand, within the study of the adiabatic invariants at the
end of the fifties, a number of powerful perturbative methods in the phase
space have been developed . In particular, Kruskal [4] introduced a certain
type of canonical variables which had the merit of considerably simplifying
the mathematical approach and of clarifying some quasi-invariant structures
of the phase space. Kruskal’s results have been used by Lewis [5, 6] to prove
that the adiabatic invariant found by Kruskal is in fact a true invariant.
Lewis applied it to the well-known problem of the harmonic oscillator of
time-dependent frequency. Moreover, Lewis and Riesenfeld [7] proceeded
to quantize the invariant, although the physical interpretation was still not
clear even at the classical level. In other words, a constant of motion without
meaning was available.
In a subsequent work of Eliezer and Gray [8], an elementary physical
interpretation was achieved in terms of the angular momentum of an auxiliary two-dimensional motion. Even though this interpretation is not fully
satisfactory in the general case, it is the clearest at the moment.
Presently, the Ermakov-Lewis dynamical invariants are more and more
in use for many different time-dependent problems whose Hamiltonian is a
quadratic form in the canonical coordinates.
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2. The method of Ermakov.
The Ukrainian mathematician V. Ermakov was the first to notice that some
nonlinear differential equations are related in a simple and definite way with
the second order linear differential equations. Ermakov gave as an example
the so-called Ermakov system for which he formulated the following theorem.
Theorem 1E. If an integral of the equation
d2 y
= My
dx2
(1)
is known, we can find an integral of the equation
d2 z
α
= Mz + 3 ,
2
dx
z
(2)
where α is some constant.
Eliminating M from these equations one gets
dz
dy
d
y
−z
dx
dx
dx
!
=
αy
.
z3
Multiplying both sides by
!
dz
dy
2 y
,
−z
dx
dx
the last equation turns into
dz
dy
d
y
−z
dx
dx
dx
!2
2αy d y
.
=−
z dx z
Multiplying now by dx and integrating both sides we get
dz
dy
y
−z
dx
dx
!2
=C−
αy 2
.
z2
(3)
If y1 and y2 are two particular solutions of the equation (1), substituting
them by y in the latter equation we get two integrals of of the equation (2)
dz
dy1
y1
−z
dx
dx
!2
4
= C1 −
αy12
,
z2
dz
dy2
y2
−z
dx
dx
!2
= C2 −
αy22
.
z2
Eliminating dz/dx from these equations we get a general first integral of
(2). One should note that the Ermakov system coincide with the problem
of the two-dimensional parametric oscillator (as we shall see in chapter 6).
Moreover, the proof of the theorem gives an exact method to solve this
important dynamical problem.
The general first integral of equation (2) can be also obtained as follows.
Getting dx from equation (3):
ydz − zdy
dx = q
.
C − αy 2 /z 2
Dividing both sides by y 2 we get the form
z
d
y
z
dx
y
=q 2
.
2
z
y
C y2 − α
Multiplying by C and integrating both sides we get:
C
Z
dx
+ C3 =
y2
s
C
z2
−α .
y2
This is the general first integral of equation (2), where C3 is the constant
of the last integration. For y is enough to take any particular integral of
equation (1).
As a corollary of the previous theorem we can say that
Corollary 1Ec. If a particular solution of (2) is known, we can find the general
solution of equation (1).
Since it is sufficient to find particular solutions of (1), we can take C = 0
in equation (3). Thus we get:
y
and therefore
dz
dy
y√
−z
=∓
−α.
dx
dx
z
√
dz dx −α
dy
=
±
.
y
z
z2
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Integrating both sides
log y = log z ±
√
−α
Z
dx
,
z2
which results in
Z
√
dx
).
y = z exp(± −α
z2
Taking the plus sign first and the minus sign next we get two particular
solutions of equation (1).
A generalization of the theorem has been given by the same Ermakov.
Theorem 2E. If p is some known function of x and f is any other arbitrary given
function, then the general solution of the equation
d2 y
d2 p
1
y
p 2 − y 2 = 2f
dx
dx
p
p
can be found by quadratures.
Multiplying the equation by
!
dp
dy
dx
2 p −y
dx
dx
one gets the following form
dy
dp
d p −y
dx
dx
!2
= 2f
!
!
y
y
d
.
p
p
Integrating both sides and defining for simplicity reasons
2
Z
f (z)dz = ϕ(z),
we get
dy
dp
p −y
dx
dx
!2
!
y
+ C.
=ϕ
p
This is the expression for a first integral of the equation. Thus, for dx we
have:
pdy − ydp
dx = r
.
ϕ yp + C
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Dividing by p2 and integrating both sides we find:
Z
dx
+ C4 =
p2
Z
d
y
p
r
ϕ
y
p
.
+C
This is the general integral of the equation.
A particular case is when p = x. Then, the differential equation can be
written as
d2 y
y
x3 2 = f
.
dx
x
3. The method of Milne.
In 1930, Milne [2] introduced a method to solve the Schrödinger equation
taking into account the basic oscillatory structure of the wave function.
This method has been one of the first in the class of the so-called phaseamplitude procedures, which allow to get sufficiently exact solutions for the
one-dimensional Schrödinger equation at any energy and are used to locate
resonances.
Let us consider the one-dimensional Schrödinger equation
d2 ψ
+ k 2 (x)ψ = 0
2
dx
(1)
where k 2 (x) is the local wave vector
k 2 (x) = 2µ[E − V (x)] .
(2)
Milne proposed to write the wave function as a variable amplitude multiplied
by the sinus of a variable phase, i.e.,
2µ 1/2
β(x) sin(φ(x) + γ)
(3)
π
where µ is the mass parameter of the problem at hand, E is the total energy
of the system, γ is a constant phase, and V (x) is the potential energy. In
the original method, β and φ are real and β > 0. Substituting the previous
expression for ψ in the wave equation and solving for dφ/dx one gets
ψ(x) =
d2 β
1
+ k 2 (x)β = 3 ,
2
dx
β
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(4)
1
dφ
= 2 .
dx
β
(5)
As one can see, the equation for Milne’s amplitude coincides with the nonlineal equation found by Ermakov, now known as Pinney’s equation.
4. Pinney’s result.
In a brief note Pinney was the first to give without proof (claimed to be
trivial) the connection between the solutions of the equation for the parametric oscillator and the nonlinear equation (known as Pinney’s equation or
Pinney-Milne equation).
y ′′ (x) + p(x)y(x) +
C
(x) = 0
y3
(1)
for C = constant and p(x) given. The general solution for which y(x0 ) = y0 ,
y ′(x0 ) = y0′ is
h
yP (x) = U 2 (x) − CW −2 V 2 (x)
i1/2
,
(2)
where U and V are solutions of the linear equation
y ′′ (x) + p(x)y(x) = 0 ,
(3)
for which U(x0 ) = y0 , U ′ (x0 ) = y0′ ; V (x0 ) = 0, V ′ (x0 ) 6= y0′ and W is the
Wronskian W = UV ′ − U ′ V = constant 6= 0 and one takes the square root
in (2) for that solution which at x0 has the value y0
The proof is very simple as follows. From eq. (2) we get y˙P = yP−1 (U U̇ −
CW −2 V V̇ ) and y¨P = −yP−3 (U U̇ −CW −2 V V̇ )2 +yP−1 (U̇ 2 −CW −2 V̇ 2 )−p(x)yP .
From here, explicitly calculating y¨P + p(x)yP one gets −CyP−3 and therefore
Pinney’s equation.
5. Lewis’ results.
In 1967 Lewis considered parametric Hamiltonians of the standard form:
HL = (1/2ǫ)[p2 + Ω2 (t)q 2 ] ,
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(1)
If Ω is real, the motion of the classical system whoose Hamiltonian is given
by eq. (1) is oscillatory with an arbitrary high frequency when ǫ goes to zero.
Corresponding to this, there are asymptotic series in positive powers of ǫ,
whose partial sums are the adiabatic invariants of the system; the leading
term of the series is ǫH/Ω. In the problem of the charged particle the adiabatic invariant is the series of the magnetic moment. Lewis’s results came
out from a direct application of the asymptotic theory of Kruskal (1962) to
the classical system described by HL with real Ω. Lewis found that Kruskal’s
theory could be applied in exact form. As a consequence, an exact invariant,
which is precisely the Ermakov-Lewis invariant, has been found as a special
case of Kruskal’s adiabatic invariant. Although Ω was originally supposed
to be real, the final results hold for complex Ω as well. Moreover, the exact
invariant is a constant of motion of the quantum system whose Hamiltonian
is given by the quantum version of eq. (1).
The classical case.
Let us take a real Ω. In order to correctly apply Kruskal’s theory, it is
necessary to write the equations of motion as for an autonomous system of
first order so that all solutions be periodic in the independent variables for
ǫ → 0. This can be achieved by means of a new independent variable s
defined as s = t/ǫ and formally considering t as a dependent variable. The
resulting system of equations is
dq/ds = p ,
dp/ds = −Ω2 (t)q ,
dt/ds = ǫ
(2)
Since t is now a dependent variable, this system is autonomous. In the
limit ǫ → 0, the solution of the last equation is t = constant, and therefore
the other two equations correspond to a harmonic oscillator of constant frequency. Since Ω is real, the dependent variables are periodic in s of period
2π/Ω(t) in the limit ǫ → 0, and the system of equations has the form required
by Kruskal’s asymptotic theory. A central characteristic of the latter theory
is a transformation from the variables (q, p, t) to the so-called “nice variables” (z1 , z2 , ϕ). The latter are chosen in such a way that a two-parameter
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family of closed curves in the space (q, p, t) can be defined by the conditions
z1 = constant and z2 = constant. These closed curves are called rings. The
variable ϕ is a variable angle which is defined in such a way as to change
by 2π if any of the rings is covered once. The rings have the important feature that all the family can be mapped to itself if on each ring s is changed
according to eqs. (2). In the general theory, the transformation from the
variables (q, p, t) to the variables (z1 , z2 , ϕ) is defined as an asymptotic series
in positive powers of ǫ, and a general prescription is given to determine the
transformation order by order. As a matter of fact, Lewis has shown one
possible explicit form for this transformation in terms of the variables q, p
and Pinney’s function ρ(t). Moreover, the inverse transformation can also be
obtained in explicit form.
For the parametric oscillator problem, the rings are to be found in the
t= constant planes. It is this property that allows the usage of the rings for
defining the exact invariant I as the action integral
I=
I
ring
pdq .
(3)
By doing explicitly the integral of I as an integral from 0 to 2π over the
variable ϕ (see the Appendix), one gets
1
I = [(q 2 /ρ2 ) + (ρẋ − ǫρ̇q)2 ] ,
2
(4)
where ρ satisfies Pinney’s equation
ǫ2 ρ̈ + Ω2 (t)ρ − 1/ρ3 = 0 ,
(5)
and the point denotes differentiation with respect to t. The function ρ can be
taken as any particular solution of eq. (5). Although Ω was supposed to be
real, I is an invariant even for complex Ω. It is easy to check that dI/dt = 0
for the general case of complex Ω by performing the derivation of eq. (4),
using eqs. (2) to eliminate dq/dt and dp/dt, and eq. (5) to eliminate ρ̈.
It might appear that the problem of solving the system of linear equations
given by eqs. (2) has been merely replaced by the problem of solving the
nonlinear eq. (5). This is however not so. First, any particular solution of
eq. (5) can be used in the formula of I with all the initial conditions for the
eqs. (2). For the numerical work it is sufficient to find a particular solution
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for ρ. Second, the exact invariant has a simple and explicit dependence on
the dynamical variables p and q. Third, taking into account the fact that
ǫ2 is a factor for ρ̈ in eq. (5), one can obtain directly a particular solution
for ρ as a series of positive powers of ǫ2 . If Ω is real and the leading term
of the series is taken as Ω−1/2 , then the corresponding series solution is just
the adiabatic invariant expressed as a series. It is interesting to speculate if
in practice it is more useful to calculate I by means of the solution written
as a truncated series of ρ or by the corresponding expression in series for I
truncated at the same power of ǫ. Forth, one can also solve eq. (5) to get ρ
as a power series in 1/ǫ2 in terms of integrales. Finally, with the result of
eqs. (4) and (5), it is possible to get a better understanding of the nature of
Kruskal’s adiabatic invariant. Some progress in this regard can be found in
the following general discussion on I and ρ.
By adding a constant factor, the invariant I of eq. (4) is the most general
quadratic invariant of the system whose Hamiltonian given by eq. (1) is also
a homogeneous quadratic form in p and q. This can be seen by writing the
invariant in terms of two linear independent solutions, f (t) and g(t) of the
parametric equation. If we write the generalized form of I
I = δ 2 [ρ−2 q 2 + (ρp − ǫρ̇q)2 ] ,
(6)
where δ is an arbitrary constant, and compare this form with that in terms
of f (t) y g(t), then we can infer that the two invariants are identical if ρ is
given by
ρ = γ1 (ǫα)−1
h A2
δ
g2 +
2
i
h A2 B 2
i1/2
B2 2
2 1/2
f
+
2γ
−
(ǫw)
f
g
,
2
δ2
δ4
(7)
where A and B are arbitrary constants, while the constants α, γ1 and γ2 are
defined by
′
′
w = f g − gf , γ1 = ±1 , γ2 = ±1 .
(8)
Since there are two arbitrary constants, this formula for ρ gives the general
solution of eq. (5) expressed in terms of f and g. Using this formula we can
build ρ explicitly for any Ω for which the eqs. (2) can be solved in an exact
manner. By constructing ρ in this way for special cases, we can infer that
the expansion of ρ in a series of positive powers of ǫ2 is at least sometimes
convergent. For example, if Ω = bt−2n/(2n+1) , where b is a constant and n is
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any integer, the series expansion is a polynomial in ǫ2 , and consequently it
is convergent with an infinite radius of convergence.
Once we have the explicit form of Kruskal’s invariant, it is possible to
find a canonical transformation for which the new momentum is the invariant
itself. If we denote the new coordinate by q1 , the conjugated momentum by
p1 , and the generating function by F , then the results can be written as
q1 = −tan−1 [ρ2 p/q − ǫρρ̇] ,
1
p1 = [ρ−2 q 2 + (ρp − ǫρ̇q)2 ] ,
2
1
1
F = ǫρ−1 ρ̇q 2 ± ρ−1 q(2p1 − ρ−2 q 2 )2 ± p1 sin−1 [ρ−1 q/(2p1 )1/2 ] + (n + )πp1
2
2
π
π
− ≤ sin−1 [ρ−1 q/(2p1)1/2 ] ≤ , n = integer ,
2
2
∂F
∂F
,
,
q1 =
p=
∂q
∂p1
1
∂F
= ρ−2 p1 .
(9)
∂t
ǫ
In the expression for F the upper or lower signs are taken according to
p − ǫρ−1 ρ̇q is greater or less than 0. One can see that q1 is a cyclic variable
in the new Hamiltonian, as it should be if p1 = I can be an exact invariant.
Moreover, Lewis noticed that the second order differential equation for q,
namely ǫ2 d2 q/dt2 + Ω2 (t)q = 0, is of the same form as the 1D Schrödinger
equation, if t is considered as the spatial coordinate and q is taken as the
wave function. For bound states, Ω is imaginary whereas for the continuous
spectrum Ω is real. Thus, the I invariant is a relationship between the wave
function and its first derivative [9].
Hnew = H +
The quantum case.
Let us consider the quantum system with the same Hamiltonian HL , where
q̂ and p̂ should fulfill now the commutation relations
[q̂, p̂] = ih̄ .
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(10)
We shall take ρ as real, which is possible if Ω2 is real. Using the commutation
relationships and the equation for ρ it is easy to show that Iˆ is a quantum
constant of motion, i.e., it can be an observble since it satisfies
dIˆ ∂ Iˆ
1 ˆ
=
+ [I,
Ĥ] = 0 .
dt
∂t ih̄
(11)
It follows that I has eigenfunctions whose eigenvalues are time-dependent.
The eigenfunctions and eigenvalues of Iˆ can be found by a method which
is similar to that used by Dirac to find the eigenfunctions and eigenvalues
of the harmonic oscillator Hamiltonian. First, we introduce the raising and
lowering operators, ↠and â, defined by
√
↠= (1/ 2)[ρ−1 q̂ − i(ρp̂ − ǫρ̇q̂)] ,
√
â = (1/ 2)[ρ−1 q̂ + i(ρp̂ − ǫρ̇q̂)] .
(12)
These operators fulfill the relationships
[â, ↠] = h̄ ,
1
(13)
â↠= Iˆ + h̄ .
2
The operator â acting on an eigenfunction of Iˆ gives rise to an eigenfunction
of Iˆ whose eigenvalue is less by h̄ with respect to the initial eigenvalue.
Similarly, ↠acting on an eigenfunction of Iˆ raises the eigenvalue by h̄. Once
these properties are settled, the normalization of the eigenfunctions of Iˆ can
be used to prove that the eigenvalues of Iˆ are (n + 12 )h̄, where n is 0 or
a positive integer. If |ni denotes the normalized eigenfunction of Iˆ whose
eigenvalue is (n + 21 )h̄, we can express the relationhip between |n + 1i and
|ni as follows
|n + 1i = [(n + 1)h̄]−1/2 ↠|ni .
(14)
The condition that determines the eigenstate whose eigenvalue is 21 h̄ is given
by
â|0i = 0 .
(15)
Using these results one can calculate the expectation value of the Hamiltonian
in an eigenstate |ni. The result is
1
hn|Ĥ|ni = (1/2ǫ)(ρ−2 + Ω2 ρ2 + ǫ2 ρ̇2 )(n + )h̄ .
2
13
(16)
It is interesting to note that the expectation values of Ĥ are equally spaced
at each moment and that the lowest value is obtained for n = 0, i.e., we have
an exact counterpart of the harmonic oscillator. As a matter of fact, we can
obtain the harmonic oscillator results if Ω is taken real and constant with
ρ = Ω−1/2 , which gives I = ǫH/Ω.
6. The interpretation of Eliezer and Gray.
The harmonic linear motion corresponding to the 1D parametric oscillator
equation can be seen as the projection of a 2D motion of a particle driven
by the same law of force. Thus, the 2D auxiliary motion is described by the
equation
d2~r
+ Ω2 (t) ~r = 0
(1)
dt2
where ~r is expressed in Cartesian coordinates (x, y). Using polar coordinates
(ρ, θ) where ρ = |r|, x = ρ cos θ, y = ρ sin θ. The radial and transversal
motions are described now by the equations
Integrating eq. (3)
ρ̈ − ρθ̇2 + Ω2 ρ = 0
(2)
1d 2
ρ θ̇ = 0 .
ρ dt
(3)
ρ2 θ̇ = h
(4)
where h is the angular momentum, which is constant. Substituting in eq. (2)
one gets a Pinney equation of the form:
ρ̈ + Ω2 ρ =
h2
ρ3
(5)
The invariant I corresponding to the eq. (5) is:
1 h2 x2
+ (pρ − xρ̇)2
I=
2
2 ρ
"
#
(6)
and with the substitutions x = ρ cos θ and p = ẋ one gets:
I=
i
1
1h 2
h cos2 θ + h2 sin2 θ = h2
2
2
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(7)
Thus, the constancy of I is equivalent to the constancy of the auxiliary
angular momentum.
In the elementary classical mechanics, the study of the simple 1D harmonic oscillator is often made as the projection of the uniform circular motion
on one of its diameters. The auxiliary motion introduced by Eliezer and Gray
is just a generalization of this elementary procedure to more general laws of
force.
The connection between the solutions of the parametric oscillator linear
equation and Pinney’s solution is given by the following theorem.
Theorem 1EG. If y1 and y2 are linear independent solutions of the equation
d2 y
+ Q (x) y = 0
dx2
(8)
and W is the Wronskian y1 y2′ − y2 y1′ (which, according to Abel’s theorem is constant), then
the general solution of
d2 y
λ
+ Q (x) y = 3
(9)
2
dx
y
where λ is a constant, can be written as follows
1/2
yP = Ay1 2 + By2 2 + 2Cy1 y2
(10)
where A, B and C are constants such that
AB − C 2 =
λ
W2
(11)
However, it is necessary that these constants be consistent with the initial
conditions of the motion. If x1 (t) and x2 (t) are linear independent parametric solutions of initial conditions x1 (0) = 1, ẋ1 (0) = 0, x2 (0) = 0, ẋ2 (0) = 1,
the general parametric solution can be written as
x (t) = αx1 (t) + βx2 (t)
(12)
where α and β are arbitrary constants that are related to the initial conditions of the motion by x (0) = α and ẋ (0) = β. The corresponding initial
conditions for ρ and ρ̇ are obtained from x = ρ cos θ, ẋ = ρ̇ cos θ − ρθ̇ sin θ,
where θ (0) = 0 gives ρ (0) = α and ρ̇ (0) = 0. Using (10) we get
h2 2
ρ (t) = (αx1 + βx2 ) +
x
α2 2
"
2
15
!# 1
2
(13)
as the solution of (5) corresponding to the general parametric solution (12).
Moreover, we have
ρ cos θ = αx1 + βx2
(14)
hx2
(15)
α
The previous considerations can be extended to systems whose equations
of motion are of the form
ρ sin θ =
d2 x
dx
+ Q (t) x = 0 .
+ P (t)
2
dt
dt
(16)
The I invariant is now
Z t
h2 x2
2
I = 2 + (ρ̇x − ρp) exp 2 P (t) dt
ρ
0
(17)
where ρ is any solution of
d2 ρ
dρ
h2
+
P
(t)
+
Q
(t)
ρ
=
exp −2
dt2
dt
ρ3
Z
t
0
P (t) dt
(18)
The theorem that connects the solutions of (16) with those of (18) (with a
change of notation) can be formulated in the following way.
Theorem 2EG. If y1 (x) and y2 (x) are two linear independent solutions of
dy
d2 y
+ P (x)
+ Q (x) y = 0
dx2
dx
(19)
Z
d2 y
dy
λ
+ P (x)
+ Q (x) y = 3 exp −2 P (t) dt
dx2
dx
y
(20)
the general solution of
can be written down as
y = Ay1 2 + By2 2 + 2Cy1 y2
where A and B are arbitrary constants, and
1/2
Z
λ
AB − C = 2 exp −2 P (t) dt
W
2
16
(21)
(22)
7. The connection between the Ermakov invariant and Nöther’s theorem.
In 1978, Leach [10] found the Ermakov-Lewis invariant for the aforementioned parametric equation with first derivative
ẍ + g(t)ẋ + ω 2 (t)x = 0 ,
(1)
by making use of a time-dependent canonical transformation leading to a
constant new Hamiltonian. That transformation belonged to a symplectic group and has been put forth without details. In the same 1978 year,
Lutzky [11] proved that the invariant could be obtained starting from a direct application of Noether’s theorem (1918). This famous theorem makes
a connection between the conserved quantities of a Lagrangian system with
the group of symmetries that preserves the action as an invariant functional.
Moreover, Lutzky discussed the relationships between the solutions of the
parametric equation of motion and Pinney’s solution and commented on the
great potential of the method for solving the nonlinear equations.
For the parametric equation without first derivative Lutzky used the following formulation of Noether’s theorem.
Theorem NL. Let G be the one-parameter Lie group generated by
G = ξ(x, t)
such that the action functional
ξ
R
∂
∂
+ n(x, t)
∂t
∂x
L(x, ẋ, t)dt is left invariant under G. Then
∂L
∂L
∂L
+n
+ (ṅ − ẋξ̇)
+ ξ̇L = f˙ .
∂t
∂x
∂ ẋ
(2)
where f = f (x, t), and
∂ξ
∂ξ
ξ˙ =
+ ẋ
,
∂t
∂x
ṅ =
∂n
∂n
+ ẋ
,
∂t
∂x
∂f
∂f
f˙ =
+ ẋ
.
∂t
∂x
Moreover, a constant of motion of the system is given by
Φ = (ξ ẋ − n)
∂L
− ξL + f .
∂ ẋ
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(3)
The Lagrangian L = 12 (ẋ2 − ω 2 x2 ) gives the equations of motion of the
parametric oscillating type; substituting this Lagrangian in (2) and equating
to zero the coefficients of the corresponding powers of ẋ, on gets a set of
equations for ξ, n, f . Next, it is easy to prove that they imply that ξ is a
function only of t and fulfills
...
ξ +4ξω ω̇ + 4ω 2ξ˙ = 0 .
(4)
The following results are easy to get
1˙
n(x, t) = ξx
+ ψ(t) ,
2
1¨ 2
f (x, t) = ξx
+ ψ̇x + C ,
ψ̈ + ω 2 ψ = 0 .
4
Choosing C = 0, ψ = 0, and substituting these values in (3), one can find
that
1
1¨ 2 ˙
− ξxẋ)
(5)
Φ = (ξ ẋ2 + [ξω 2 + ξ]x
2
2
is a conserved quantity for the parametric undamped oscillatory motion if ξ
satisfies (4). Notice that (4) has the first integral
1
ξ ξ¨ − ξ˙2 + 2ξ 2 ω 2 = C1 .
2
(6)
If we choose ξ = ρ2 in (5) and (6), with C1 = 1, we get that Φ is the ErmakovLewis invariant. If the formula for the latter is considered as a differential
equation for x, then it is easy to solve in the variable x/ρ; the result can be
written in the form
x = ρ[A cos φ + B sin φ] ,
φ = φ(t) ,
(7)
where φ̇ = 1/ρ2 and A and B are arbitrary constants. Thus, the general
parametric solution can be found if a particular solution of Pinney’s equation
is known.
Consider now the Ermakov-Lewis invariant as a conserved quantity for
Pinney’s equation; this is possible if x fulfills the parametric equation of
motion. This standpoint is interesting because it provides an example of how
to use Noether’s theorem to change a problem of solving nonlinear equations
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into an equivalent problem of solving linear equations. Thus, if we take as
our initial task to solve Pinney’s equation, we can use Noether’s theorem
with
1
1
L(ρ, ρ̇, t) = (ρ̇2 − ω 2 ρ2 − 2 ) ,
2
ρ
to prove that
i
ρ2
1 h x2
2
(8)
+
C
+
(ρ
ẋ
−
ρ̇x)
Φ=
2
2 ρ2
x2
is a conserved quantity for Pinney’s equation leading to
ẍ + ω 2 x = C2 /x3 .
(9)
The quantity C2 is an arbitrary constant; choosing C2 = 0, we reduce Pinney’s solution to the parametric linear solution, while (8) turns into the
Ermakov-Lewis invariant.
If we write the invariant for two different solutions of the linear parametric
equation, x1 and x2 , while keeping the same ρ, and eliminate ρ̇ in the resulting
equations we get
ρ=
1q 2
I1 x2 + I2 x21 + 2x1 x2 [I1 I2 − W 2 ]1/2 ,
W
(10)
where W = ẋ1 x2 − x1 ẋ2 , and I1 and I2 are constants. Thus, a general
solution of Pinney’s equation can be obtained if two solutions of the linear
parametric equation can be found. (Since the Wronskian W is constant for
2
two independent linear solutions,
q we can find that I1 = 1, I2 = W , and
therefore (10) turns into ρ = x21 + (1/W 2 )x22 , which is the result given
by Pinney in 1950). Moreover, one can see from (7) that two independent
parametric solutions are x1 = ρ̃ cos φ, x2 = ρ̃ sin φ, where ρ̃ is any solution of
Pinney’s equation. Then W = 1, and (10) turns into
q
ρ = ρ̃ I1 sin2 φ + I2 cos2 φ + [I1 I2 − 1]1/2 sin 2φ ,
φ̇ = 1/ρ̃2 . (11)
This beautiful result obtained by Lutzky by means of Noether’s theorem
gives the general solution of Pinney’s equation in terms of an arbitrary particular solution of the same equation. Moreover, Lutzky suggested that this
approach can be used to solve certain nonlinear dynamical systems once a
conserved quantity containing an auxiliary function of a corresponding nonlinear differential equation can be found. Even if the auxiliary equation is
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nonlinear, sometimes it is simpler to solve than the original linear equation.
In any case, one can establish useful relationships between the solutions of
the two types of equations.
In conclusion, we mention that Noether’s method can be applied to the
equation of parametric motion with first derivative (1); in this way one can reproduce the results of Eliezer and Gray of the previous chapter. The effective
Lagrangian for (1) is given by L = 12 eF (t) [ẋ2 − ω 2(t)x2 ], where dF/dt = g(t).
8. Possible generalizations of the Ermakov
method.
We have seen that there is a simple relationship between the solutions of the
parametric oscillator
ẍ + ω 2(t)x = 0 ,
(1)
and the solution of nonlinear differential equations of the Pinney type that
differ from eq. (1) only in the nonlinear term. The equation of motion of
a charged particle in some types of time-dependent magnetic fields can be
written in the above form. Many time-dependent oscillating systems are
governed by the same eq. (1). A conserved quantity for eq. (1) is
1
IEL = [(x2 /ρ2 ) + (ρẋ − ρ̇x)2 ] ,
2
(2)
where x(t) satisfies eq. (1) and ρ(t) satisfies the auxiliary equation
ρ̈ + ω 2 (t)ρ = 1/ρ3 .
(3)
Using eq. (1) to eliminate ω 2 (t) in eq. (3) we find
ρ̈ + (ρ/x)ẍ = 1/ρ3 ,
(4)
xρ̈ − ρẍ = (d/dt)(xρ̇ − ρẋ) = x/ρ3 .
(5)
or
Now, multiplying this equation by xρ̇ − ρẋ we can write
(xρ̇ − ρẋ)(d/dt)(xρ̇ − ρẋ) = (xρ̇ − ρẋ)x/ρ3 ,
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(6)
or
1
1
(d/dt)(xρ̇ − ρẋ)2 = − (d/dt)(x/ρ2 ) ,
2
2
and therefore we have the invariant
1
IEL = [(x2 /ρ2 ) + (ρẋ − ρ̇x)2 ] ,
2
(7)
(8)
where x is any solution of eq. (1) and ρ is any solution of eq. (3).
A simple generalization of this result has been proposed by Ray and Reid
in 1979 [12]. Instead of (3) they considered the following equation
ρ̈ + ω 2 (t)ρ = (1/xρ2 )f (x/ρ) ,
(9)
where x is a solution of eq. (1) and f (x/ρ) is an arbitrary function of x/ρ.
If again we eliminate ω 2 and we employ as a factor xρ̇ − ρẋ as a factor to
obtain
1
(d/dt)(xρ̇ − ρẋ)2 = −(d/dt)φ(x/ρ) ,
(10)
2
where
Z x/ρ
φ(x/ρ) = 2
f (u)du .
(11)
From eq. (10) we have the invariant
1
If = [φ(x/ρ) + (ρẋ − ρ̇x)2 ] ,
2
(12)
where x is a solution of eq. (1) and ρ is a solution of eq. (9). For f = x/ρ we
reobtain the invariant IEL . The result (12) provides a connection between the
solutions of the linear equation (1) with the solutions of an infinite number
of nonlinear equations (9) by means of the invariant If .
As an additional generalization, one can consider the following two equations
ẍ + ω 2 (t)x = (1/ρx2 )g(ρ/x) ,
(13)
ρ̈ + ω 2 (t)ρ = (1/xρ2 )f (x/ρ) ,
(14)
where g and f are arbitrary functions of their arguments. Applying the same
procedure to these equations one can find the invariant
1
If,g = [φ(x/ρ) + θ(ρ/x) + (xρ̇ − ρẋ)2 ] ,
2
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(15)
where
φ(x/ρ) = 2
Z
x/ρ
θ(ρ/x) = 2
Z
ρ/x
f (u)du ,
(16)
g(u)du .
(17)
The expression (15) is an invariant whenever x is a solution of eq. (13) and
ρ is a solution of eq. (14). One should notice that the functions f and g
are arbitrary, and therefore the invariant If,g gives the connection between
the solutions of many different differential equations. We can see that the
Ermakov-Lewis invariant is merely a particular case of If,g with g = 0, f =
x/ρ.
In the cases g = 0, f = 0; g = 0, f = x/ρ; g = ρ/x, f = 0; and
f = x/ρ, g = ρ/x the equations (13) and (14) respectively are not coupled.
In general, if we have found a solution for x, then the invariant If,g provides
some information about the solution ρ.
On the other hand, it is not known if the simple mechanical interpretation
of Eliezer and Gray is also available for different choices of f and g. The
simple proof of the existence of If,g clarifies how such invariants can occur
from pairs of differential equations.
9. Geometrical angles and phases in the Ermakov problem.
The quantum mechanical holonomic effect known as Berry’s phase (BP)
(1984) has been of much interest in the last fifteen years. In the simplest
cases, it shows up when the time-dependent parameters of a system change
adiabatically in time in the course of a closed trajectory in the parameter
space. The wave functionR of the system gets, in addition to the common
dynamical phase exp(−ih̄ 0T En (t)dt), a geometrical phase factor given by
γn (c) = i
Z
0
T
dthΨn (X(t))|
d
|Ψn (X(t))i ,
dt
(1)
because the parameters are slowly changing along the closed path c of the
spatial parameter X(t) during the period T . |Ψn (X(t))i are the eigenfunctions of the instantaneous Hamiltonian H(X(t)). BP has a classical analogue
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as an angular shift accumulated by the system when its dynamical variables
are expressed in angle-action variables. This angular shift is known in the
literature as Hannay’s angle (Hannay 1985, Berry 1985). Various model systems have been employed to calculate the BP and its classical analog. One
of these systems is the generalized harmonic oscillator whoose H is given by
(Berry 1985, Hannay 1985)
1
HXY Z (p, q, t) = [X(t)q 2 + 2Y (t)qp + Z(t)p2 ] ,
2
(2)
where the slow time-varying parameters are X(t), Y (t) y Z(t).
Since HXY Z can be transformed into the H of a parametric oscillator, it
follows that there should be a connection between the BP of the system with
HXY Z and the Lewis phase for the parametric oscillator [7]. This problem
has been first studied by Morales [13]. Interestingly, the results appear to be
exact although the system does not evolve adiabatically in time and goes to
Berry’s result in the adiabatic limit.
Lewis and Riesenfeld [7] have shown that for a quantum nonstationary
system which is characterized by a Hamiltonian Ĥ(t) and a Hermitian inˆ
variant I(t),
the general solution of the Schroedinger equation
ih̄
∂Ψ(q, t)
= Ĥ(t)Ψ(q, t) ,
∂t
(3)
is given by
Ψ(q, t) =
X
Cn exp(iαn (t))Ψn (q, t) .
(4)
n
Ψn (q, t) are the eigenfunctions of the invariant
ˆ n (q, t) = λn Ψn (q, t) ,
IΨ
(5)
where the eigenvalues are time-dependent, the coefficients Cn are constants
and the phases αn (t) are obtained from the equation
h̄dαn (t)/dt = hΨn |ih̄∂/∂t − Ĥ(t)|Ψn i .
(6)
Using this result, Lewis and Riesenfeld obtained solutions for a quantum
harmonic oscillator of parametric frequency characterized by the classical
Hamiltonian
1
1
H(t) = p2 + Ω2 (t)q 2
(7)
2
2
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and the classical equation of motion
q̈ + Ω2 (t)q 2 = 0 ,
(8)
where the points denote differentiation with respect to time. The matrix
elements that are required to evaluate the BP are given by [7]
1
1
hΨn |∂/∂t|Ψn i = i(ρρ̈ − ρ̇2 )(n + ) .
2
2
1
1
hΨn |Ĥ(t)|Ψn i = (ρ̇2 + Ω2 (t)ρ2 + 1/ρ2 )(n + ) ,
2
2
where ρ(t) is a real number, satisfying the equation
ρ̈ + Ω2 (t)ρ = 1/ρ3 .
(9)
(10)
(11)
Substituting (9) and (10) in (6) and integrating one gets
1
αn (t) = −(n + )
2
Z
0
t
′
′
dt /ρ2 (t ) .
(12)
One can show this either by using (9) or (12) and one can get the BP and
Hannay’s angle for the system of Hamiltonian HXY Z . For this system, the
frequency that can be obtained from the Hamiltonian expressed in the actionangle variables, is given by
ω = ∂H(I, X(t), Y (t), Z(t))/∂I = (XZ − Y 2 )1/2 .
(13)
From (2) one can get the equations of motion for q and p and by eliminating
p one can get the Newtonian equation of motion for q as follows
q̈ − (Ż/Z)q̇ + [XZ − Y 2 + (ŻY − Ẏ Z)/Z]q = 0 .
(14)
The term in q̇ can be eliminated by introducing a new coordinate Q(t) given
by (Berry 1985)
q(t) = [Z(t)]1/2 Q(t) .
(15)
Substituting (15) in (14) one gets
Q̈+[XZ−Y 2 +(ŻY −Ẏ Z)/Z+[1/2(Z̈/Z−Ż 2 /Z 2)−1/4(Ż/Z)2 ]]Q = 0 , (16)
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which corresponds to the equation of motion of an oscillator with parametrically forced frequency. Berry found Hannay’s angle ∆θ by the WKB method
in quantum mechanics, but it can also be obtained by means of (9) or (12).
Comparing (8) with (16) we see that we can define Ω2 (t) as
Ω2 (t) = XZ − Y 2 + (ŻY − Ẏ Z)/Z + [1/4(Z̈/Z − Ż 2 /Z 2 ) − 1/4(Ż/Z)2] . (17)
With this connection and employing (1) and (9) we get
1
1
γn (C) = − (n + )
2
2
Z
0
T
(ρρ̈ − ρ̇2 )dt ,
(18)
where ρ(t) is the solution of (11) with Ω2 (t) given by (17). It is important
to notice that (18) is exact even when the system does not evolve slowly in
time.
To compare with Berry’s result one should take the adiabatic limit. For
that we define an adiabaticity parameter ǫ and a ‘slow time’ variable τ
ξ ≡ ξ(τ )
τ = ǫt ,
(19)
in terms of which Ω2 (τ ) turns into
′
′
′
′
′
Ω2 (τ ) = ǫ−2 [XZ−Y 2 +ǫ(Z Y −Y Z)/Z+ǫ2 [1/2(Z /Z) −1/4(Z /Z)2]] , (20)
where the primes indicate differentiation with respect to τ . It has been shown
by Lewis that in the adiabatic limit eq. (20) can be solved as a power series
in ǫ with the leading term given by
ρ0 = Ω−1/2 (τ ) .
(21)
If we plug this expression for ρ and its time derivatives in (18) we could obtain
the BP in the adiabatic limit. However, it is easy to calculate the Lewis
phase first and then resting it from the dynamical phase −h̄−1 hΨn |H(t)|Ψn i.
Substituting (20) and (21) in (12) we get
1 1
αn (τ ) = −(n+ )
2 ǫ
Z
0
τ
2 1/2
(XZ − Y )
1
dτ +
2
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′
Z
0
τ
′
′
!
(Z Y − Y Z)
′
dτ + O(ǫ) .
2
1/2
Z(XZ − Y )
(22)
The first term in the right hand side is the dynamical phase and the second
and hiher order terms are associated with Berry’s phase. Therefore we can
write the BP as follows
ŻY − Ẏ Z
1 ZT
1
dt .
γn (C) = − (n + )
2
2 0 Z(XZ − Y 2 )1/2
(23)
Hannay’s angle is obtained by using the correspondence principle in the form
(Berry 1985, Hannay 1985)
as
∆θ = −∂γn /∂n ,
(24)
1 Z T (ŻY − Ẏ Z)
∆θ =
dt ,
2 0 Z(XZ − Y 2 )1/2
(25)
which is the same result as that obtained by Berry (1985).
In this way, it has been proved that if a time-dependent quadratic H can
be transformed to the parametric form given by (7), then the Lewis phase can
be used to calculate the BP and the Hannay’s angle. Although we presented
the particular case discussed by Morales, it is known that Lewis’ approach
for time-dependent systems is general. As a matter of fact, one can find more
general cases in the literature.
10. Application to minisuperspace Hamiltonian cosmology.
The formalism of Ermakov invariants can be a useful alternative to study
the evolutionary and chaoticity problems of “quantum” canonical universes
since these invariants are closely related to the Hamiltonian formulation.
Moreover, as we have seen in the previous chapter, Ermakov’s method is
intimately related to geometrical angles and phases [27]. Therefore, it seems
natural to speak of Hannay’s angle as well as of various types of topological
phases at the cosmological level.
The Hamiltonian formulation of the general relativity has been developed
in the classical works of Dirac [14] and Arnowitt, Deser and Misner (ADM)
[15]. When it was applied to the Bianchi homogeneous cosmological models
it led to the so-called Hamiltonian cosmology [16]. Its quantum counterpart,
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the canonical quantum cosmology [17], is based on the canonical quantization
methods and/or path integral procedures. These cosmologies are often used
in heuristic studies of the very early universe, close to the Planck scale epoch
tP ≈ 10−43 s.
The most general models for homogeneous cosmologies are the Bianchi
ones. In particular, those of class A of diagonal metric are at the same time
the simplest from the point of view of quantizing them.
Briefly, we can say that in the ADM formalism the metric of these models
is of the form
ds2 = −dt2 + e2α(t) (e2β(t) )ij ω i ω j ,
(1)
where α(t) is a scalar
√ function
√ and βij (t)i is a diagonal matrix of dimension
3, βij = diag(x + 3y, x − 3y, −2x), ω are 1-forms characterizing each of
the Bianchi models and fulfilling the algebra dω i = 12 Cijk ω j ∧ ω k , where Cijk
are structure constants.
The ADM action has the form
IADM =
Z
(Px dx + Py dy + Pα dα − NH⊥ )dt,
(2)
where the Ps are the canonical moments, N is the lapse function and
H⊥ = e−3α −P2α + P2x + P2y + e4α V(x, y)
.
(3)
e4α V(x, y) = U(qµ ) is the potential of the cosmological model under consideration. The Wheeler-DeWitt (WDW) equation can be obtained by canonical quantization, i.e., substituting Pqµ by P̂qµ = −i∂qµ in eq. (3), where
qµ = (α, x, y). The factor ordering of e−3α with the operator P̂α is not unique.
Hartle and Hawking [18] suggested an almost general ordering of the following type
−e−(3−Q)α ∂α e−Qα ∂α = −e−3α ∂α2 + Q e−3α ∂α ,
(4)
where Q is any real constant. If Q = 0 the WDW equation is
✷ Ψ − U(qµ ) Ψ = 0,
(5)
Using the ansatz Ψ(qµ ) = Ae±Φ one gets
± A✷ Φ + A[(∇Φ)2 − U] = 0,
2
(6)
∂ 2
∂ 2
∂ 2
where ✷ = Gµν ∂qµ∂∂qν , (∇)2 = −( ∂α
) + ( ∂x
) + ( ∂y
) , y Gµν = diag(−1, 1, 1).
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Employing the change of variable (α, x, y) → (β1 , β2 , β3 ), where
√
√
β2 = α + x − 3y,
β3 = α − 2x,
β1 = α + x + 3y,
(7)
the 1D character of some of the Bianchi models can be studied in a more
direct way.
Empty FRW (EFRW) universes for Q = 0.
We now apply the Ermakov method to the simplest cosmological oscillators which are the empty quantum universes of Friedmann-Robertson-Walker
(EFRW) type. The results included in this chapter have been published recently [19]. When the Hartle-Hawking parameter is equal to zero (Q = 0),
the WDW equation for the EFRW universe is
d2 Ψ
− κe−4Ω Ψ(Ω) = 0 ,
(8)
2
dΩ
where Ω is the Misner time which is related to the volume of the universe
V at a given cosmological epoch as Ω = − ln(V 1/3 ) [20], κ is the curvature
parameter of the universe (1,0,-1 for closed, plane, open universes, respectively) and Ψ is the wave function of the universe. The general solution is
obtained as a linear superposition of modified Bessel functions of zero order
in the case for which κ = 1, Ψ(Ω) = C1 I0 ( 12 e−2Ω ) + C2 K0 ( 21 e−2Ω ). If κ = −1
the solution will be a superposition of ordinary Bessel functions of zero order
Ψ(Ω) = C1 J0 ( 21 e−2Ω ) + C2 Y0 ( 12 e−2Ω ). C1 and C2 are arbitrary superposition
constants that we shall take for simplicity reasons equal C1 = C2 = 1.
Eq. (8) can be transformed into the canonical equations of motion for a
classical point particle of mass M = 1, generalized coordinate q = Ψ and
′
moment p = Ψ , and by considering Misner’s time as a Hamiltonian time for
which we shall keep the same notation. Thus, we can write
dq
= p
(9)
dΩ
dp
= κe−4Ω q .
(10)
dΩ
These equations describe the canonical motion of an inverted oscillator (κ =
1) and of a normal one (κ = −1), respectively [21], of Hamiltonian
H(Ω) =
p2
q2
− κe−4Ω .
2
2
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(11)
For the EFRW Hamiltonian the phase space functions T1 =
2
T3 = q2 form a dynamical Lie algebra, i.e.,
H=
X
p2
,
2
T2 = pq, y
hn (Ω)Tn (p, q) ,
(12)
n
which is closed with respect to the Poisson brackets {T1 , T2 } = −2T1 , {T2 , T3 } =
−2T3 , {T1 , T3 } = −T2 . The Hamiltonian EFRW Hamiltonian can be written
now as
H = T1 − κe4Ω T3 .
(13)
The Ermakov invariant I is a function in the dynamical algebra
I=
X
ǫr (Ω)Tr ,
(14)
r
and through the time invariance condition
∂I
= −{I, H} ,
∂Ω
(15)
one is led to the following equations for the unknown functions ǫr (Ω)
ǫ̇r +
"
X X
n
m
r
Cnm
hm (Ω)
#
ǫn = 0 ,
(16)
r
where Cnm
are the structure constants of the Lie algebra given above. Thus,
we obtain
ǫ̇1 = −2ǫ2
ǫ̇2 = −κe−4Ω ǫ1 − ǫ3
ǫ̇3 = −2κe−4Ω ǫ2 .
(17)
The solution of this system of equations can be easily obtained by choosing
ǫ1 = ρ2 , which gives ǫ2 = −ρρ̇ y ǫ3 = ρ̇2 + ρ12 , where ρ is the solution of
Pinney’s equation
1
(18)
ρ̈ − κe−4Ω ρ = 3 .
ρ
In terms of ρ(Ω) and using (6), the Ermakov invariant can be written as
follows
I = Ikin + Ipot
(ρp − ρ̇q)2
q2
ρ4 h d
=
+ 2 =
2
2ρ
2 dΩ
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!
Ψ i2 1
+
ρ
2
Ψ
ρ
!2
.
(19)
We have followed the calculations of Pinney and of Eliezer and Gray for ρ(Ω)
in terms of linear combinations of the aforementioned Bessel functions that
satisfy the initial conditions as given by these authors. We have worked with
the values A = 1, B = −1/W 2 y C = 0 for Pinney’s constants, where W
is the Wronskian of the Bessel functions. We have also chosen an auxiliary
angular moment of unit value (h = 1). Since I = h2 /2,we have to obtain a
constant value of one-half for the Ermakov invariant. We have checked this
by plotting I(Ω) for κ = ±1 in fig. 1.
Now we pass to the calculation of the angular variables. We first calculate the time-dependent generating function that allows us to go to the new
canonical variables for which I is chosen as the new “moment” [5]
S(q, I, ~ǫ(Ω)) =
Z
q
′
′
dq p(q , I, ~ǫ(Ω)) ,
(20)
leading to
"
#
√
q
q 2 ρ̇
q 2Iρ2 − q 2
+ Iarcsin √
,
S(q, I, ~ǫ(Ω)) =
+
2ρ
2ρ2
2Iρ2
(21)
where we have put to zero the constant of integration. Then
θ=
q
∂S
= arcsin √
.
∂I
2Iρ2
(22)
Now, the canonical variables are
√
q1 = ρ 2I sin θ ,
p1 =
√
2I
cos θ + ρ̇ρ sin θ .
ρ
(23)
The dynamical angle is
∂Hnew
′
h
∆θ =
idΩ =
∂I
Ω0
d
Z
Ω
Z
Ω
Ω0
"
ρ2 d ρ̇
1
′
dΩ ,
−
′
2
ρ
2 dΩ ρ
#
(24)
while the geometrical angle (generalized Hannay angle) is
1
∆θg =
2
Z
Ω
Ω0
"
#
d
′
2
dΩ .
′ (ρ̇ρ) − 2ρ̇
dΩ
30
(25)
The sum of ∆θd and ∆θg is the total change of angle (Lewis’ angle):
t
∆θ =
Z
Ω
Ω0
1
′
dΩ .
2
ρ
(26)
Plots of the angular quantities (24-26) for κ = 1 are displayed in figs. 2,3,
and 4, respectively. For κ = −1 we’ve got similar plots.
0.54
0.52
0.5
0.48
0.46
0
2
4
6
8
10
Omega
fig. 1: The Ermakov-Lewis invariant for Q = 0, κ = ±1, h = 1.
31
1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
00
0.5
1
1.5
Omega
2
2.5
3
fig. 2: The dynamical angle as a function of Ω.
Omega
0
2
4
6
8
10
0
-1
-2
-3
fig. 3: The geometrical angle as a function of Ω.
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1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
00
4
2
6
8
10
Omega
fig. 4: The total angle as a function of Ω.
EFRW universes for Q 6= 0.
We now apply the Ermakov procedure to the EFRW oscillators when Q 6= 0.
These results have been reported at the Third Workshop of the Mexican
Division of Gravitation and Mathematical Physics of the Mexican Physical
Society [22].
It can be shown that the WDW equation for EFRW universes with Q
taken as a free parameter is
d2 Ψ
dΨ
+Q
− κe−4Ω Ψ(Ω) = 0 ,
2
dΩ
dΩ
(27)
where, as previously, Ω is Misner’s time and κ is the curvature index of the
FRW universe; κ = 1, 0, −1 for closed, flat, and open universes, respectively.
For κ = ±1 the general solution can be expressed in terms of Bessel functions
1
1
−2αΩ
C1 Iα ( e−2Ω ) + C2 Kα ( e−2Ω )
Ψ+
α (Ω) = e
2
2
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(28)
and
1
1
(29)
C1 Jα ( e−2Ω ) + C2 Yα ( e−2Ω ) ,
=e
2
2
respectively, where α = Q/4. The case κ = 0 does not correspond to a
parametric oscillator and will not be considered here. The eq. (29) can be
turned into the canonical equations for a classical point particle of mass M =
eQΩ , generalized coordinate q = Ψ and moment p = eQΩ Ψ̇ (i.e., of velocity
v = Ψ̇). Again, identifying Misner’s time Ω with the classical Hamiltonian
time we obtain the equations of motion
Ψ−
α (Ω)
−2αΩ
dq
= e−QΩ p
dΩ
dp
= κe(Q−4)Ω q .
ṗ ≡
dΩ
as derived from the time-dependent Hamiltonian:
q̇ ≡
Hcl (Ω) = e−QΩ
(30)
(31)
p2
q2
− κe(Q−4)Ω .
2
2
(32)
The Ermakov invariant I(Ω) can be built algebraically to be a constant of
motion. The result is
I(Ω) = (ρ2 ) ·
1
q2
p2
− (eQΩ ρρ̇) · pq + (e2QΩ ρ̇2 + 2 ) ·
,
2
ρ
2
(33)
−2QΩ
where ρ is the solution of Pinney’s equation ρ̈ + Qρ̇ − κe−4Ω ρ = e ρ3 . In
terms of ρ± (Ω) the Ermakov invariant for this class of EFRW universes reads
±
IEFRW
(ρ± p − eQΩ ρ̇± q)2
1
q2
e2QΩ
± 2
ρ± Ψ̇±
−
ρ̇
Ψ
=
+
+ 2 =
±
α
α
2
2ρ±
2
2
Ψ±
α
ρ±
!2
.
(34)
In the calculation of
we have used linear combinations of Bessel functions that fulfill the initial conditions for ρ as explained in chapter 6 and
which will be presented in some detail in a separate section of the present
chapter.
Calculating again the generating function S(q, I, Ω) of the canonical transformations leading to the new momentum I, we obtain
"
#
√
2
q
q 2Iρ2 − q 2
QΩ q ρ̇
S(q, I, Ω) = e
+ Iarcsin √
,
(35)
+
2ρ
2ρ2
2Iρ2
±
IEFRW
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where the integration
chosen
to be zero. The new canonical
√constant is again√2I
variables are q1 = ρ 2I sin θ y p1 = ρ cos θ + eQΩ ρ̇ρ sin θ . The angular
quantities are: ∆θd =
∆θg =
1 RΩ d
[ (eQΩ
2 Ω0 dΩ′
′
RΩ
Ω0 h
′
∂Hnew
idΩ
∂I
′
QΩ 2
ρ̇ρ) − 2e
=
RΩ
0
[e
−QΩ′
ρ2
′
′
′
− 12 dΩd ′ (eQΩ ρ̇ρ) + eQΩ ρ̇2 ]dΩ ,
′
ρ̇ ]dΩ , for the dynamical and geometrical
′
−QΩ
angles, respectively. Thus, the total angle will be ∆θ = ΩΩ0 e ρ2 dΩ . On the
Misner time axis, going to −∞ means going to the origin of the universe,
whereas Ω0 = 0 means the present era. With these temporal limits for the
cosmological evolution, one finds that the variation of the total angle ∆θ is
basically the same as the Laplace transformation of 1/ρ2 : ∆θ = −L1/ρ2 (Q).
The plots of the invariant and of the variations of the angular quantities
are shown next, both for the closed EFRW universes as for the open ones.
R
′
0.6
0.55
0.5
0.45
0.4 0
1
2
3
Omega
4
5
+
fig. 5: IEFRW
(Ω) for Q = 3 and an initial singularity of unit auxiliary angular momentum.
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0.6
0.4
0.2
00
0.5
1
omega
1.5
2
-0.2
-0.4
fig. 6: The dynamical angle as a function of Ω for a closed EFRW universe and Q = 1.
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
00
0.5
1
omega
1.5
2
-0.2
fig. 7: The geometrical angle for the same case.
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0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
00
0.5
1
omega
1.5
2
fig. 8: The total angle as a function of Ω for the same case.
2.1
2.08
2.06
2.04
2.02
2
1.98
1.96
1.94
1.92
1.9 0
1
2
3
Omega
4
5
−
fig. 9: IEFRW
(Ω) with Q = 1 for an initial singularity of auxiliary angular momentum excitation h = 2.
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0.3
0.2
0.1
00
0.5
1
omega
1.5
2
-0.1
-0.2
fig. 10: The dynamical angle as a function of Ω for an open EFRW universe of Q = 1.
5
4
3
2
1
00
1
2
4
3
5
6
7
omega
fig. 11: The geometrical angle as a function of Ω for the same case.
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0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
00
1
2
3
omega
4
5
6
fig. 12: The total angle as a function of Ω for the same open case.
Somewhat more complicated cosmological models
We sketch now the Taub pure gravity model whose WDW equation reads
∂2Ψ ∂2Ψ
∂Ψ
−
+
Q
+ e−4Ω V (β)Ψ = 0 ,
∂Ω2
∂β 2
∂Ω
(1)
where V (β) = 31 (e−8β − 4e−2β ). This equation can be separated in the variables x1 = −4Ω − 8β and x2 = −4Ω − 2β. Thus one is led to the following
pair of 1D differential equations for which the Ermakov procedure is similar
to the EFRW case
Q dΨT 1
1 x1
d 2 ΨT 1
ω2
ΨT 1 = 0
+
+
−
e
2
dx1
12 dx1
4
144
!
and
(2)
d2 ΨT 2 Q dΨT 2
1
(3)
+ ω 2 − ex2 ΨT 2 = 0 .
−
2
dx2
3 dx2
9
where ω/2 is a separation constant. The solutions are ΨT 1 ≡ ΨT α1 =
e(−Q/24)x1 Ziα1 (iex1 /2q
/6) and ΨT 2 ≡ ΨT α2 = qe(Q/6)x2 Ziα2 (i2ex2 /2 /3), respectively, where α1 = ω 2 − (Q/12)2 and α2 = 4ω 2 − (Q/3)2 .
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A more realistic case is that in which a scalar field of minimal coupling
to the FRW minisuperspace metric is included. The WDW equation is
[∂Ω2 + Q∂Ω − ∂φ2 − κe−4Ω + m2 e−6Ω φ2 ]Ψ(Ω, φ) = 0 ,
(4)
and can be written as a Schroedinger equation for a two-component wave
function (see [23]). This allows to think of squuezed cosmological states in
the Ermakov framework [24]. For this, we shall use the following factorization
of the invariant I = h̄(bb† + 12 ), where b = (2h̄)−1/2 [ ρq + i(ρp − eQc Ω ρ̇q)]
and b† = (2h̄)−1/2 [ ρq − i(ρp − eQc Ω ρ̇q)]. Qc is a fixed ordering parameter.
Consider now a Misner reference oscillator of frequency ω0 corresponding
to a given cosmological epoch Ω0 for which one can introduce the standard
factorization operators a = (2h̄ω0 )−1/2 [ω0 q + ip], a† = (2h̄ω0 )−1/2 [ω0 q − ip].
The connection between the two pairs a and b is b(Ω) = µ(Ω)a + ν(Ω)a† y
b† (Ω) = µ∗ (Ω)a† + ν ∗ (Ω)a† , where µ(Ω) = (4ω0 )−1/2 [ρ−1 − ieQc Ω ρ̇ + ω0 ρ]
and ν(Ω) = (4ω0 )−1/2 [ρ−1 − ieQc Ω ρ̇ − ω0 ρ] satisfy the relationship |µ(Ω)|2 −
|ν(Ω)|2 = 1. The uncertainties can be calculated (∆q)2 = 2ωh̄0 |µ−ν|2 , (∆p)2 =
h̄ω0
|µ + ν|2 , and (∆q)(∆p) = h̄2 |µ + ν||µ − ν| showing that in general these
2
Ermakov states are not of minimum uncertainty [24].
The way one should do the linear combinations for the solutions
of the linear differential equations.
As it has been shown, in order to solve Pinney’s equation one should first
find the solutions to the equations of motion. Since these equations are linear, we have chosen those combinations which satisfy the initial conditions
of motion. According to the interpretation of Eliezer and Gray, the solution of Pinney’s equation is just the amplitude of the 2D auxilliary motion.
Therefore, two of the three quadratic terms of the solution can be seen as
the amplitudes along each of the axes, respectively. The third one is a mixed
term (one can also eliminate it by diagonalizing the quadratic form in the
square root).
Let q(0) = a and q̇(0) = b be the initial conditions for the equation of
motion. The solution can be written as x (t) = ax1 (t) + bx2 (t), and therefore
the functions x1 y x2 must satisfy the conditions x1 (0) = 1, ẋ1 (0) = 0,
x2 (0) = 0, ẋ2 (0) = 1. If we take ψ1 and ψ2 as a pair of linear independent
solutions of the parametric equation, then we can build the functions xi
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as linear combinations of ψi : xi = ai ψ1 + bi ψ2 . It is clear that the linear
superpositions that satisfy the initial conditions will be:
x1 =
x2 =
i
1 h ′
′
ψ2 (0)ψ1 (t) − ψ1 (0)ψ2 (t)
W (0)
(1)
1
[−ψ2 (0)ψ1 (t) + ψ1 (0)ψ2 (t)]
W (0)
(2)
where W (0) is the Wronskian of the functions ψ1 and ψ2 evaluated at zero
time parameter. The functions xi are the correct ones that should enter the
solution of Pinney’s equation written in the form given by Eliezer and Gray.
In this way, we have in the case of the cosmological models that have been
discussed:
Q
i
(2z) 4 h ′
′
x1 =
(3)
ψ1 (1/2)K Q (z) − ψ2 (1/2)I Q (z)
4
4
2
Q
i
(2z) 4 h
K Q (1/2)I Q (z) − I Q (1/2)K Q (z)
x2 =
4
4
4
4
2
where
(4)
1
z = e−2Ω ,
2
Q
′
′
ψ1 (1/2) = −
I Q (1/2) + I Q (1/2) ,
4
2 4
Q
′
′
ψ2 (1/2) = −
K Q (1/2) + K Q (1/2) ,
4
2 4
for closed EFRW, and similarly for the open EFRW models.
The superposition coefficients we worked with are of the form a+ =
NK (1/2)/D+ (1/2), b+ = NI (1/2)/D+ (1/2), c+ = −K(1/2)/D+ (1/2), d+ =
I(1/2)/D+ (1/2), where NK (1/2) = K Q +1 (1/2) − QK Q (1/2), NI (1/2) =
4
4
I Q +1 (1/2)+QK Q (1/2), and D+ (1/2) = I Q +1 (1/2)K Q (1/2)+K Q +1 (1/2)I Q (1/2)
4
4
4
4
4
4
for the closed EFRW case; a− = −NY (1/2)/D− (1/2), b− = NJ (1/2)/D− (1/2),
c− = Y (1/2)/D− (1/2), d− = −J(1/2)/D− (1/2), where NY (1/2) = Y Q +1 (1/2)−
4
QY Q (1/2), NJ (1/2) = J Q +1 (1/2)+QJ Q (1/2), and D− (1/2) = J Q +1 (1/2)Y Q (1/2)−
4
4
4
4
4
Y Q +1 (1/2)J Q (1/2) for the open EFRW case.
4
4
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11. Application to physical optics.
In order to study the Ermakov procedure within physical optics, our starting
point will be the 1D Helmholtz equation in the form given by Goyal et al
[25] and Delgado et al [26]
d2 ψ
+ λφ(x)ψ(x) = 0 ,
dx2
(1)
that is, as a Sturm-Liouville equation for the set of eigenvalues λ ∈ R defining the Helmholtz spectrum within a closed given interval [a,b] on the real
line, where the nontrivial function ψ turns to zero at the end points (Dirichlet boundary conditions). Eq. (1) occurs, for example, in the case of the
transversal electric modes (TE) propagating in waveguides that have a continuously varying refractive index in the x direction but are independent of
y and z. Similar problems in acoustics can be treated along the same lines.
The transformation of eq. (1) into the canonical equations of motion of a
classical pointparticle is performed as follows. Let ψ(x) by any real solution
′
of eq. (1). Define x = t, ψ = q, and ψ = p; then, eq. (1) turns into
dq
= p
dt
dp
= −λφ(t)q ,
dt
(2)
(3)
with the boundary conditions q(a) = q(b) = 0. The corresponding classical
Hamiltonian
p2
q2
H(t) =
+ λφ(t) .
(4)
2
2
is similar to the previous cosmological case of Q = 0, if one identifies λ = −κ
and φ = e−4Ω . The procedure to find the Ermakov invariant follows step
by step the cosmological case. In the phase space algebra we can write the
invariant as
X
I=
µr (t)Tr ,
(5)
r
and applying
∂I
= −{I, H} ,
∂t
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(6)
we get the system of equations for the coefficients µr (t)
µ̇1 = −2µ2
µ̇2 = λφ(t)µ1 − µ3
µ̇3 = 2λφ(t)µ2 .
(7)
The solutions can be written in the conventional form by choosing µ1 = ρ2 ,
that gives µ2 = −ρρ̇ and µ3 = ρ̇2 + ρ12 , where ρ is a solution of the Pinney’s
equation of the form: ρ̈+λφ(t)ρ = ρ13 , with the Ermakov invariant of the well2
2
q
known form I = (ρp−2ρ̇q) + 2ρ
2 . Next, we calculate the generating function
of the canonical transformation for which I is the new momentum
S(q, I, ~µ(t)) =
q
Z
′
′
dq p(q , I, ~µ(t)) .
(8)
Thus,
#
"
√
q 2Iρ2 − q 2
q 2 ρ̇
q
+
S(q, I, ~µ(t)) =
+ Iarcsin √
,
2ρ
2ρ2
2Iρ2 − q 2
(9)
where we have put to zero the integration constant. In this way we get
q
∂S
.
= arcsin √
∂I
2Iρ2 − q 2
√
The new canonical variables are q1 = ρ 2I sin θ and p1 =
(10)
θ=
ρ̇ρ sin θ . The dynamical angle is given by
∆θd =
Z t"
t0
ρ2 d ρ̇ ′
1
dt
−
ρ2
2 dt′ ρ
#
√
2I
ρ
cos θ +
(11)
whereas the geometrical angle is
1
∆θg =
2
Z t"
t0
#
′
(ρ̈ρ) − ρ̇2 dt .
(12)
For periodic parameters ~µ(t), with all the components of the same period T ,
the geometric angle is known as the nonadiabatic Hannay angle [27] that can
be written as a function of ρ:
g
∆θH
=−
I
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C
ρ̇dρ .
(13)
Now, in order to proceed with the quantization of the Ermakov problem,
∂
we turn q and p into operators, q̂ y p̂ = −ih̄ ∂q
, but keeping the auxiliary
function ρ as a real number. The Ermakov invariant is now a Hermitian
constant operator
1 ˆ
dIˆ ∂ Iˆ
=
+ [I,
Ĥ] = 0
(14)
dt
∂t ih̄
and the time-dependent Schrödinger equation for the Helmholtz Hamiltonian
is
∂
1
ih̄ |ψ(q̂, t)i = (p̂2 + λφ(t)q̂ 2 )|ψ(q̂, t)i .
(15)
∂t
2
The problem now is to find the eigenvalues of Iˆ
ˆ n (q̂, ti = κn |ψn (q̂, t)i
I|ψ
(16)
and also to write the explicit form of the general solution of eq. (15)
ψ(q̂, t) =
X
Cn eiαn (t) ψn (q̂, t)
(17)
n
where Cn are superposition constants, ψn are (orthonormalized) eigenfuncˆ and the phases αn (t) are the Lewis phases [13, 28] that can be
tions of I,
found from the equation
dαn (t)
∂
= hψn |ih̄ − Ĥ|ψn i .
(18)
dt
∂t
The crucial point in the Ermakov quantum problem is to perform a unitary
transformation in such a way as to get time-independent eigenvalues for the
′
new Ermakov invariant Iˆ = Û IˆÛ † . It is easy to obtain the required unitary
2 2
2
′
transformation: Û = exp[− h̄i ρ̇ρ q̂2 ]. The new invariant will be Iˆ = ρ 2p̂ +
√
θ2
q̂ 2
− 2h̄
.
The
eigenfunctions
are
∝
e
H
(θ/
h̄), where Hn are the Hermite
n
2
2ρ
q
polynomials, θ = ρ , and the eigenvalues are κn = h̄(n + 12 ). Thus, one can
write the eigenfunctions ψn as follows
h̄
ψn ∝
1
1
ρ2
exp
q2 1 q
i ρ̇ 2
.
q exp −
Hn √
2 h̄ ρ
2h̄ρ2
h̄ ρ
1
(19)
The factor 1/ρ1/2 has been introduced for normalization reasons. Using these
functions and doing simple calculations one can find the geometrical phase
αng
1
1
= − (n + )
2
2
Z t"
t0
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2
#
′
(ρ̈ρ) − ρ̇ dt .
(20)
The cyclic (nonadiabatic) Berry’s phase [27] is
1
g
αB,n
= (n + )
2
I
C
ρ̇dρ .
(21)
The results obviously depend on the explicit form of ρ which in turn depends
on the explicit form of φ.
One can find that a good adiabatic parameter is the inverse of the square
root of the Helmoltz eigenvalues, √1λ , with a slow “time” variable τ = √1λ t.
The adiabatic approximation has been studied in detail by Lewis [6]. If the
Helmholtz Hamiltonian is written down as
√
λ 2
[p + φ(t)q 2 ] ,
(22)
H(t) =
2
then Pinney’s equation is
1
1
ρ̈ + φ(t)ρ = 3 ,
λ
ρ
√
while the Ermakov invariant becomes a 1/ λ-dependent function
√
√
q2
(ρp − ρ̇q/ λ)2
I(1/ λ) =
+ 2 .
2
2ρ
(23)
(24)
In the adiabatic approximation, Lewis [6] obtained the general Pinney solution in terms of the linear independent solutions f and g of the equation of
motion λ1 q̈+Ω2 (t)q = 0 for the classical oscillator (see eq. (45) in [6]). Among
the examples given by Lewis, it is Ω(t) = btm/2 , m 6= −2, b = constant which
is directly related to a realistic dielectric of a waveguide since it corresponds
to a power-law index profile (n(x) ∝ xm/2
√ ). For this case, Lewis obtained a
simple formula for ρ of O(1) order in 1/ λ
√ #1
1
γ2 π λ 2 1 (1)
(2)
ρm = γ1
t 2 [Hβ (y)Hβ (y)] 2 ,
(m + 2)
"
(1)
(2)
(25)
where Hβ and Hβ are Hankel functions of order β = 1/(m + 2), y =
√
2b λ m
t 2 +1 , and γ1 = ±1, γ2 = ±1. An even more useful technological
(m+2)
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4n
, n =
application might be the following proposal of Lewis: m = − 2n+1
±1, ±2, ..., leading to
√
1
n
1
ρn = γ1 γ22 b− 2 t 2n+1 |G(t, 1/ λ)|2 ,
(26)
where
√
" n
#1
k
2
√
X
k
(n
+
k)!
λ
1/
−
G(t, 1/ λ) =
(−1)k
.
t (2n+1)
k!(n − k)! 2ib(2n + 1)
k=0
(27)
One gets ρ as a polynomial in the square of the adiabatic parameter, i.e.,
λ−1 , of infinite radius of convergence. The topological quantities (angles
and phases) can be calculated by substituting the explicit form of Pinney ’s
function in the corresponding formulas. Lewis [6] found a recursive formula
in 1/λ of order 1/λ3 that can be used for any type of index profile. The
recurrence relationship is
ρ = ρ0 + ρ1 /λ + ρ2 /λ2 + ρ3 /λ3 + ... ,
(28)
where ρ0 = Ω−1/2 = φ−1/4 (x); for the other coefficients ρi see the appendix
in [6]. The main contribution to the topological quantities are given by ρ0 .
In the case of a power-law index profile, the geometric angle is
"
#
m
m
−( m +1)
∆θ = −
,
t−( 2 +1) − t0 2
4b(m + 2)
g
(29)
and a similar formula can be written for the geometric quantum phase. For
periodic indices, one can write the Hannay angle and Berry’s phase according to their cyclic integral expressions. Finally, we notice that the choice
φ(x) = Φ(x) + Const
, which corresponds to nonlinear waveguides, leads to
ψ3 (x)
more general time-dependent Hamiltonians that have been discussed in the
Ermakov perspective by Maamache [28].
We have presented in a formal way the application of the Ermakov approach
to 1D Helmholtz problems. For more detailes one can look in a recent work
by Rosu and Romero [29].
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12. Conclusions.
As one could see from the examples we discussed in this work, the ErmakovLewis quadratic invariants are an important method of research for parametric oscillator problems. They are helpful for better understanding this
widespreaded class of phenomena with applications in many areas of physics.
One can also say that the Ermakov approach gives a connection between
the linear physics of parametric oscillators and the corresponding nonlinear
physics.
The cosmological applications of the classical Ermakov procedure we presented herein are based on a classical particle representation of the WDW
equation for the EFRW models. We also notice that the Ermakov invariant is
equivalent to the Courant-Snyder invariant of use in the accelerator physics
[30], allowing an analogy between the physics of beams and the cosmological
evolution as suggested by Rosu and Socorro [31].
We end up with a possible interpretation of the Ermakov invariant within
the empty minisuperspace cosmology. If one performs an expansion of the
invariant in a power series in the adiabatic parameter, the principal term
which defines the adiabatic regime gives the number of adiabatic “quanta”
and there were authors who gave classical descriptions of the cosmological
particle production in such terms [32]. On the other hand, the Eliezer-Gray
interpretation as an angular momentum of the 2D auxiliary motion allows one
to say that for EFRW minisuperspace models, the Ermakov invariant gives
the number of adiabatic excitations of the auxiliary angular momentum with
which the universe is created at the initial singularity.
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Appendix A: Calculation of the integral of I.
The phase space integral of I in chapter 5 can be calculated from the formula
(15a) in the paper of Lewis [6]
1 Z 2π
∂X1
I=−
X2
dϕ
2π 0
∂ϕ
(1)
where X1 and X2 represent the functional dependences of q and p, respectively, in terms of the nice variables z1 and ϕ, which have been given by
Lewis in the formulas (38) of the same paper as follows
X1 = ±
and
X2 = ±
z1
F1 Ω[1 + tan2 (ϕ − F2 )]1/2
ln ρ
+
z1 [ǫ d dt
1
tan(ϕ
ρ2
2
− F2 )]
F1 Ω[1 + tan (ϕ − F2 )]1/2
(2)
,
(3)
where F1 and F2 are two arbitrary functions of time. Thus,
∂X1
z1
=±
[1 + tan2 (ϕ − F2 )]−3/2 (−1/2)2tan(ϕ − F2 )sec2 (ϕ − F2 ) . (4)
∂ϕ
F1 Ω
We have the following integral
I=
z12
2πF12 Ω2
Z
0
2π
ln ρ
+
[ǫ d dt
1
tan(ϕ
ρ2
2
− F2 )]
[1 + tan (ϕ − F2 )]2
tan(ϕ − F2 )sec2 (ϕ − F2 )dϕ . (5)
Now, employing
s = tan2 (ϕ − F2 ),
one gets
I∝
Z
ds = 2tan(ϕ − F2 )sec2 (ϕ − F2 )dϕ
ǫd ln ρ
ds
dt
(1 + s)2
+
1
ρ2
Z
(6)
s1/2 ds
.
(1 + s)2
(7)
Therefore
√
z12
d ln ρ 1
1 −1/2
−1
I=
−
ǫ
+
−s
+
tan
s .
2πF12 Ω2
dt (1 + s) ρ2
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(8)
Going back to the ϕ variable and taking into account the corresponding 0
and 2π limits one gets
z12
,
(9)
I=
2F12 Ω2 ρ2
which is the result obtained by Lewis. The common form of I can be obtained
by going back to the (q, p) variables.
Appendix B: Calculation of the expectation
ˆ
value of Ĥ in eigenstates of I.
From the formulas (12) in chapter 5 for the raising and lowering operators
one gets
ρ
q̂ = √ (â+ + â) ,
(1)
2
i
1 h
(2)
p̂ = √ (ρ̇ + i/ρ)â+ + (ρ̇ − i/ρ)â .
2
Performing simple calculations, one gets
Ĥ = f (ρ)â+2 + f ∗ (ρ)â2 +
i
1
1h 2
ˆ ,
ρ̇ + 2 + ω 2ρ2 (2I)
4
ρ
(3)
where f (ρ) = ρ̇2 + 2iρ̇/ρ − 1/ρ2 + ω 2 ρ2 . Thus,
hn|Ĥ|ni = hn|
i
1h 2
1
ˆ
ρ̇ + 2 + ω 2 ρ2 I|ni
2
ρ
from which eq. (16) in chapter 5 is obvious.
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(4)
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