A system of nonrelativistic charged particles and radiation is canonically quantized in the Coulomb gauge and Maxwell's equations in quantum electrodynamics are derived. By requiring form invariance of the Schrodinger equation under a space and time dependent unitary transformation, operator gauge transformations on the quantized electromagnetic potentials and state vectors are introduced. These gauge transformed potentials have the same form as gauge transformations in non-Abelian gauge field theories. A gauge-invariant method for solving the time-dependent Schrodinger equation in quantum electrodynamics is given. Maxwell's equations are written in a form which holds in all gauges and which has formal similarity to the equations of motion of non-Abelian gauge fields. A gauge-invariant derivation of conservation of energy in quantum electrodynamics is given. An operator gauge transformation is made to the multipolar gauge in which the potentials are expressed in terms of the electromagnetic fields. The multipolar Hamiltonian is shown to be the minimally coupled Hamiltonian with the electromagnetic potentials in the multipolar gauge. The model of a charged harmonic oscillator in a single-mode electromagnetic field is considered as an example. The gauge-invariant procedure for solving the time-dependent Schrodinger equation is used to obtain the gauge-invariant probabilities that the oscillator is in an energy eigenstate For comparison, the conventional approach is also used to solve the harmonic oscillator problem and is shown to give gauge-dependent amplitudes.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Meteorology, 1980. / Microfiche copy available in Archives and Science. / Vita. / Includes bibliographical references. / by William Allan Perrie. / Ph.D.

Thesis (Sc.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1980. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ENGINEERING. / Vita. / Bibliography: leaves 198-203. / by Dick Kau-Ping Yue. / Sc.D.

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1981. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ENGINEERING. / Bibliography: leaves 91-92. / by François-Marc Turpin. / M.S.

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We study ground states in the nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLS) with an isotropic harmonic potential, in energy-critical and energy-supercritical cases. In both cases, we prove existence of a family of ground states parametrized by their amplitude, together with the corresponding values of the spectral parameter. Moreover, we derive asymptotic behavior of the spectral parameter when the amplitude of ground states tends to infinity. We show that in the energy-supercritical case the family of ground states converges to a limiting singular solution and the spectral parameter converges to a nonzero limit, where the convergence is oscillatory for smaller dimensions, and monotone for larger dimensions. In the energy-critical case, we show that the spectral parameter converges to zero, with a specific leading-order term behavior depending on the spatial dimension. Furthermore, we study the Morse index of the ground states in the energy-supercritical case. We show that in the case of monotone behavior of the spectral parameter, that is for large values of the dimension, the Morse index of the ground state is finite and independent of its amplitude. Moreover, we show that it asymptotically equals to the Morse index of the limiting singular solution. This result suggests how to estimate the Morse index of the ground state numerically. / Dissertation / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

The long time behavior of antisymmetric as well as symmetric waves on a two-dimensional liquid sheet is studied, the effects of the surrounding fluid being taken into account. The non-linear Schrödinger equation governing the wave motion is derived by the method of multiple scales. Modulatory stability, wave-wave interaction and non-linear stability are studied and a possible mechanism accounting for the disintegration of the sheet is found. / M.S.

The nonlinear Schrödinger equation appears in different fields of physics, for example in the theory of Bose-Einstein condensates or in wave propagation models. From a mathematical point of view, the study of this equation is interesting and delicate, notably because it can have a very rich set of solutions with various behaviours.<p><p>In this thesis, we have been interested in standing waves, which satisfy an elliptic partial differential equation. When this equation is seen as a singularly perturbed problem, its solutions concentrate, in the sense that they converge uniformly to zero outside some concentration set, while they remain positive on this set.<p><p>We have obtained three kind of new results. Firstly, under symmetry assumptions, we have found solutions concentrating on a sphere. Secondly, we have obtained the same type of solutions for the Schrödinger-Poisson system. The method consists in applying the mountain pass theorem to a penalized problem. Thirdly, we have proved the existence of solutions of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation concentrating at a local maximum of the potential. These solutions are found by a more general minimax principle. Our results are characterized by very weak assumptions on the potential./<p><p>L'équation de Schrödinger non-linéaire apparaît dans différents domaines de la physique, par exemple dans la théorie des condensats de Bose-Einstein ou dans des modèles de propagation d'ondes. D'un point de vue mathématique, l'étude de cette équation est intéressante et délicate, notamment parce qu'elle peut posséder un ensemble très riche de solutions avec des comportements variés. <p><p>Dans cette thèse ,nous nous sommes intéressés aux ondes stationnaires, qui satisfont une équation aux dérivées partielles elliptique. Lorsque cette équation est vue comme un problème de perturbations singulières, ses solutions se concentrent, dans le sens où elles tendent uniformément vers zéro en dehors d'un certain ensemble de concentration, tout en restant positives sur cet ensemble. <p><p>Nous avons obtenu trois types de résultats nouveaux. Premièrement, sous des hypothèses de symétrie, nous avons trouvé des solutions qui se concentrent sur une sphère. Deuxièmement, nous avons obtenu le même type de solutions pour le système de Schrödinger-Poisson. La méthode consiste à appliquer le théorème du col à un problème pénalisé. Troisièmement, nous avons démontré l'existence de solutions de l'équation de Schrödinger non-linéaire qui se concentrent en un maximum local du potentiel. Ces solutions sont obtenues par un principe de minimax plus général. Nos résultats se caractérisent par des hypothèses très faibles sur le potentiel. / Doctorat en sciences, Spécialisation mathématiques / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

Halo nuclei are among the strangest nuclear structures.<p>They are viewed as a core containing most of the nucleons<p>surrounded by one or two loosely bound nucleons. <p>These have a high probability of presence at a large distance<p>from the core.<p>Therefore, they constitute a sort of halo surrounding the other nucleons.<p>The core, remaining almost unperturbed by the presence<p>of the halo is seen as a usual nucleus.<p><p><P><p><p>The Coulomb breakup reaction is one of the most useful<p>tools to study these nuclei. It corresponds to the<p>dissociation of the halo from the core during a collision<p>with a heavy (high <I>Z</I>) target.<p>In order to correctly extract information about the structure of<p>these nuclei from experimental cross sections, an accurate<p>theoretical description of this mechanism is necessary.<p><p><P><p><p>In this work, we present a theoretical method<p>for studying the Coulomb breakup of one-nucleon halo nuclei.<p>This method is based on a semiclassical approximation<p>in which the projectile is assumed to follow a classical trajectory.<p>In this approximation, the projectile is seen as evolving<p>in a time-varying potential simulating its interaction with the target.<p>This leads to the resolution of a time-dependent Schrödinger<p>equation for the projectile wave function.<p><p><P><p><p>In our method, the halo nucleus is described<p>with a two-body structure: a pointlike nucleon linked to a<p>pointlike core.<p>In the present state of our model, the interaction between<p>the two clusters is modelled by a local potential.<p><p><P><p><p>The main idea of our method is to expand the projectile wave function<p>on a three-dimensional spherical mesh.<p>With this mesh, the representation of the time-dependent potential<p>is fully diagonal.<p>Furthermore, it leads to a simple<p>representation of the Hamiltonian modelling the halo nucleus.<p>This expansion is used to derive an accurate evolution algorithm.<p><p><P><p><p>With this method, we study the Coulomb breakup<p>of three nuclei: ¹¹Be, ¹⁵C and ⁸B.<p>¹¹Be is the best known one-neutron halo nucleus.<p>Its Coulomb breakup has been extensively studied both experimentally<p>and theoretically.<p>Nevertheless, some uncertainty remains about its structure.<p>The good agreement between our calculations and recent<p>experimental data suggests that it can be seen as a<p><I>s1/2</I> neutron loosely bound to a ¹⁰Be core in its<p>0⁺ ground state.<p>However, the extraction of the corresponding spectroscopic factor<p>have to wait for the publication of these data.<p><p><P><p><p>¹⁵C is a candidate one-neutron halo nucleus<p>whose Coulomb breakup has just been studied experimentally.<p>The results of our model are in good agreement with<p>the preliminary experimental data. It seems therefore that<p>¹⁵C can be seen as a ¹⁴C core in its 0⁺<p>ground state surrounded by a <I>s1/2</I> neutron.<p>Our analysis suggests that the spectroscopic factor<p>corresponding to this configuration should be slightly lower<p>than unity.<p><p><P><p><p>We have also used our method to study the Coulomb breakup<p>of the candidate one-proton halo nucleus ⁸B.<p>Unfortunately, no quantitative agreement could be obtained<p>between our results and the experimental data.<p>This is mainly due to an inaccuracy in the treatment<p>of the results of our calculations.<p>Accordingly, no conclusion can be drawn about the pertinence<p>of the two-body model of ⁸B before an accurate reanalysis of these<p>results.<p><p><P><p><p>In the future, we plan to improve our method in two ways.<p>The first concerns the modelling of the halo nuclei.<p>It would be indeed of particular interest to test<p>other models of halo nuclei than the simple two-body structure<p>used up to now.<p>The second is the extension of this semiclassical model to<p>two-neutron halo nuclei.<p>However, this cannot be achieved<p>without improving significantly the time-evolution algorithm so as to<p>reach affordable computational times. / Doctorat en sciences appliquées / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished