Time-Dependent Variational Principle for Predicting the Expectation Value of an Observable

1981 ◽  
Vol 47 (19) ◽  
pp. 1353-1356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Balian ◽  
Marcel Vénéroni
Keyword(s):  
Variational Principle ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Expectation Value

scholarly journals Effects of entanglement on vortex dynamics in the hydrodynamic representation of quantum mechanics

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (06) ◽  
pp. 2050030
Author(s):  
Satoya Imai
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Variational Principle ◽  
Quantum System ◽  
Quantum Entanglement ◽  
Vortex Dynamics ◽  
Ritz Method ◽  
Hamiltonian Formalism ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Nodal Points ◽  
As If

The hydrodynamic representation of quantum mechanics describes virtual flow as if a quantum system were fluid in motion. This formulation illustrates pointlike vortices when the phase of a wavefunction becomes nonintegrable at nodal points. We study the dynamics of such pointlike vortices in the hydrodynamic representation for a two-particle wavefunction. In particular, we discuss how quantum entanglement influences vortex–vortex dynamics. For this purpose, we employ the time-dependent quantum variational principle combined with the Rayleigh–Ritz method. We analyze the vortex dynamics and establish connections with Dirac’s generalized Hamiltonian formalism.

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