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Homework Statement
I'm given the time-dependent potential,
V(x,t) = -mAxe^{-\gamma t}
and asked to find the solution to the Hamilton-Jacobi equation,
H(x,\frac{\partial S}{\partial x}) + \frac{ \partial S}{\partial t} = 0
The Attempt at a Solution
Without any additional information, I'm assuming the correct Hamiltonian is given simply by,
H = \frac{p^2}{2m} -mAxe^{-\gamma t}
which gives me,
\frac{1}{2m}\bigg ( \frac{\partial S}{\partial x} \bigg )^2 - mAxe^{-\gamma t} + \frac{ \partial S}{\partial t} = 0
but I'm having troule separating the variables in order to solve this equation. Normally, when V = V(x) you can use the form S(x,\alpha,t) = W(x,\alpha) - Et, but here this won't work.
Have I somehow used the wrong Hamiltonian, or do I just need to guess correctly the right form of S?