Consider the Schrödinger equation
i∂tΨ=−21ΔΨ,x∈Rn,t>0
for complex-valued solutions Ψ(x,t) and where Δ is the Laplacian.
(a) Derive, by using a Fourier transform and its inversion, the fundamental solution of the Schrödinger equation. Obtain the solution of the initial value problem
i∂tΨ=−21ΔΨ,Ψ(x,0)=f(x),x∈Rn,t>0x∈Rn
as a convolution.
(b) Consider the Wigner-transform of the solution of the Schrödinger equation
w(x,ξ,t)=(2π)n1∫RnΨ(x+21y,t)Ψˉ(x−21y,t)e−iy⋅ξdny
defined for x∈Rn,ξ∈Rn,t>0. Derive an evolution equation for w by using the Schrödinger equation. Write down the solution of this evolution equation for given initial data w(x,ξ,0)=g(x,ξ).