Convergence of the Magnus expansion
- 1 March 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 41 (5), 2311-2314
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.41.2311
Abstract
The convergence of the Magnus expansion in the Schrödinger representation is investigated with the aid of two exactly solvable models. A baffling observation regarding the dynamics of a spin-(1/2 system driven by a superposition of a constant and a rotating magnetic field is elucidated. Perturbation theory is applied to the exponential solution to the Schrödinger equation for a time-dependent harmonic oscillator. The first terms of the perturbation expansion for the singularity of the exponent are exactly calculated. The scope and limitations of perturbation theory in obtaining the range of validity of the Magnus expansion are discussed.Keywords
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