Dynamical Invariant for Dissipative Systems via Complex Quantum Hydrodynamics

Abstract

For Hamiltonian systems with time-dependent potential, the Hamiltonian, and thus the energy, is no longer a constant of motion. However, for such systems as the parametric oscillator, i.e., an oscillator with time-dependent frequency ω(t), still, a dynamical invariant can be found that now has the dimension of action. The question, if such an invariant still exists after the addition of a dissipative friction force is analyzed for the classical as well as for the quantum mechanical case from different perspectives, particularly from that of a complex hydrodynamic formulation of quantum mechanics.