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    Von Neumann equations with time-dependent Hamiltonians and supersymmetric quantum mechanics

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    Starting with a time-independent Hamiltonian hh and an appropriately chosen solution of the von Neumann equation iρ˙(t)=[h,ρ(t)]i\dot\rho(t)=[ h,\rho(t)] we construct its binary-Darboux partner h1(t)h_1(t) and an exact scattering solution of iρ˙1(t)=[h1(t),ρ1(t)]i\dot\rho_1(t)=[h_1(t),\rho_1(t)] where h1(t)h_1(t) is time-dependent and not isospectral to hh. The method is analogous to supersymmetric quantum mechanics but is based on a different version of a Darboux transformation. We illustrate the technique by the example where hh corresponds to a 1-D harmonic oscillator. The resulting h1(t)h_1(t) represents a scattering of a soliton-like pulse on a three-level system.Comment: revtex, 3 eps file

    The rise and fall of rule by Poland's best and brightest

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