Abstract
A damped harmonic oscillator can be modeled as a manifestly conservative system by replacing the dissipative element with a string or transmission line of infinite extent. This conservative system can be quantized in a straightforward manner using the standard techniques of canonical quantization. The system may be used to illustrate various aspects of the quantum mechanics of a particle interacting with a field.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1133-1139 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | American Journal of Physics |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 12 |
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| State | Published - Dec 1986 |
| Externally published | Yes |